Infinite loops and synchronization

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.3048.1247462046.8015.python-list at python.org>,
Vincent Gulinao  <vincent.gulinao at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>lst = list()
>
>while True:
>	if len(lst) == SOME_NUMBER:
>		return lst
>
>Q2: operating on list from threads (mostly appends) must be safe,
>right (synchronization)?

What do you mean by "safe"?  Python certainly won't crash, but there's
no guarantee that the list will be consistent from *your* perspective.
Consider what happens if len(lst) == SOME_NUMBER - 1 and some other part
of your code adds two elements to lst.  You'll skip right over your if
condition.
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