dual processor

[Grant Edwards]

On 2005-09-05, Nick Craig-Wood <nick at craig-wood.com> wrote:
> Jeremy Jones <zanesdad at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>  One Python process will only saturate one CPU (at a time) because
>>  of the GIL (global interpreter lock).
>
> I'm hoping python won't always be like this.

Quite a few people are.  :)

> So, I believe Python has got to address the GIL, and soon.

It would be nice if greater concurrency was possible, but it's
open source: Python hasn't "got" to do anything.

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