threading and multicores, pros and cons

[Nikita the Spider]

In article <mailman.3976.1171427985.32031.python-list at python.org>,
 Maric Michaud <maric at aristote.info> wrote:

> This is a recurrent problem I encounter when I try to sell python solutions 
> to 
> my customers. I'm aware that this problem is sometimes overlooked, but here 
> is the market's law.
> 
> I've heard of a bunch of arguments to defend python's choice of GIL, but I'm 
> not quite sure of their technical background, nor what is really important 
> and what is not. These discussions often end in a prudent "python has made a 
> choice among others"... which is not really convincing.
> 
> If some guru has made a good recipe, or want to resume the main points it 
> would be really appreciated.

When designing a new Python application I read a fair amount about the 
implications of multiple cores for using threads versus processes, and 
decided that using multiple processes was the way to go for me. On that 
note, there a (sort of) new module available that allows interprocess 
communication via shared memory and semaphores with Python. You can find 
it here: 
http://NikitaTheSpider.com/python/shm/

Hope this helps

-- 
Philip
http://NikitaTheSpider.com/
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