David Beazley discusses the Python GIL(blip.tv)4 points·by kwantam·15 anni fa·1 commentsblip.tvDavid Beazley discusses the Python GILhttp://blip.tv/file/22324101 commentsPost comment[–]kbd·15 anni fareplyHaven't finished watching this yet, but the GIL has been improved as of 3.2. For instance, the example he gives where threading two copies of a CPU-bound function doubles execution time isn't as terrible given the recent rework of the GIL.http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.2.html#multi-threading
http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.2.html#multi-threading