[Python-Dev] PEP needed? Introducing Tcl objects (original) (raw)

David Ascher DavidA@ActiveState.com
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:17:17 -0800

While we're on the topic of Tkinter, I got an email from Jeff Hobbs (Tcl guy at AS) re: Tkinter. He suspects that in:

            Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
            PyThread_acquire_lock(tcl_lock, 1);
            tcl_tstate = tstate;
            result = Tcl_DoOneEvent(TCL_DONT_WAIT);
            tcl_tstate = NULL;
            PyThread_release_lock(tcl_lock);
            if (result == 0)
                    Sleep(20);
            Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS

The Sleep() call is a perf problem. If anyone wants to discuss it with Jeff, I've cc'ed him here.

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--da