GIL detector

Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Sun Aug 17 11:01:57 EDT 2014


Johannes Bauer wrote:

> On 17.08.2014 16:21, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> Coincidentally after reading Armin Ronacher's criticism of the GIL in
>> Python:
>> 
>> http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2014/8/16/the-python-i-would-like-to-see/
> 
> Sure that's the right one? The article you linked doesn't mention the GIL.

Search for "global interpreter lock", there are at least three references to
it.

Okay, the post is not *specifically* criticism of the GIL, but of the design
decision which makes the GIL necessary.


-- 
Steven




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