Python multithreading on cluster system? Embedding python in PVM?

[Armin Steinhoff]

abhinav wrote:
> Hi guys.I have read that one cannot perform true multithreading in
> python due to global interpreter lock mechanism.Suppose i have to
> implement a crawler on a say cluster system like clusterknoppix so that
> i can use parallel virtual machine (PVM)for programming in
> multiprocessor environment or say open MPI.Can i integrate python with
> PVM or MPI.Can i embed python into C for programming in multiprocessor
> environment.Is there any way of embedding python in PVM or MPI so that
> i can implement a true cluster based search engine?
> Any help would be very kind.Thanks.
> 


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--Armin