Will Python 3.0 remove the global interpreter lock (GIL)

[Terry Reedy]

"Paul Rubin" <"http://phr.cx"@NOSPAM.invalid> wrote in message 
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| It does sound like removing the GIL from CPython would have very high
| costs in more than one area.  Is my hope that Python will transition
| from CPython to PyPy overoptimistic?

I presume you mean 'will the leading edge reference version transition...
Or more plainly, "will Guido switch to PyPy for further development of 
Python?"  I once thought so, but 1) Google sped the arrival of Py3.0 by 
hiring Guido with a major chunk of time devoted to Python development, so 
he started before PyPy was even remotely ready (and it still is not); and 
2) PyPy did not focus only or specifically on being a CPython replacement 
but became an umbrella for a variety of experiment (including, for 
instance, a Scheme frontend).