[Python-Dev] GIL required for all Python calls? (original) (raw)

Stefan Behnel stefan_ml at behnel.de
Thu Jan 7 14:30:16 CET 2010


Guido van Rossum, 07.01.2010 05:29:

A better rule would be "you may access the memory buffer in a PyString or PyUnicode object with the GIL released as long as you own a reference to the string object." Everything else is out of bounds (or not worth the bother).

Is that a "yes" regarding the OP's original question about releasing the GIL during regexp searches?

Stefan



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