[Python-Dev] GIL, Python 3, and MP vs. UP (was Re: Variant of removing GIL.) (original) (raw)

John J Lee jjl at pobox.com
Tue Sep 20 22:38:56 CEST 2005


On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, John J Lee wrote: [...]

I don't actively want a GIL-free Python. I was just making some arguments [...]

Actually, FWIW, I don't know if I even passively want a GIL-free Python, if it encourages threaded code (though I'd like to have that option for my occasional personal use, it seems to be an attractive nuisance for many other programmers).

John



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