[Python-Dev] Removing the GIL (Me, not you!) (original) (raw)

Greg Ewing greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz
Wed Sep 12 01:20:31 CEST 2007


Martin v. Löwis wrote:

Sure - but those things don't get modified that often, except for their reference count.

The reference count is the killer, though -- you have to lock the object even to do that. And it happens a LOT, to all objects, including immutable ones.

-- Greg



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