[Python-Dev] Extension modules, Threading, and the GIL (original) (raw)

Martin v. L�wis martin@v.loewis.de
09 Jan 2003 11:30:47 +0100

Tim Peters <tim.one@comcast.net> writes:

I'd like to intensify the problem, though: you're in a thread and you want to call a Python API function safely. Period.

Are there semantic requirements to the Python API in this context, with respect to the state of global things? E.g. when I run the simple string "import sys;print sys.modules", would I need to get the same output that I get elsewhere? If yes, is it possible to characterize "elsewhere" any better?

Regards, Martin