[Python-ideas] solving multi-core Python

Sebastian Krause sebastian at realpath.org
Fri Jun 3 12:06:14 EDT 2016


Eric Snow wrote:
> tl;dr Let's exploit multiple cores by fixing up subinterpreters,
> exposing them in Python, and adding a mechanism to safely share
> objects between them.
>
> This proposal is meant to be a shot over the bow, so to speak.  I plan
> on putting together a more complete PEP some time in the future, with
> content that is more refined along with references to the appropriate
> online resources.

I've heard very little about this since the original announcement
(https://lwn.net/Articles/650521/), so I was wondering if this is
still an active idea being worked on? Or has it turned out to be too
difficult?

Sebastian


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