Am 27.08.2013 21:39, schrieb Uri Cohen: > I use comtypes.automation to access an IDispatch object in an > out-of-process server and it seems to me as if the GIL is not unlocked > during the call. Thus when trying to invoke multiple calls on IDispatch > objects the calls are synchronized by the GIL and all calls block if one > of the server's methods blocks. > > I tried to figure myself how the GIL is handled by comtypes, but this > seems to hidden somewhere down the layers in the ctypes implementation. > > Does my problem make sense and it is a known issue with the GIL? Or > should I look harder for some other cause for my calls being synchronized?
I think there should be another source of your problem. comtypes/ctypes always releases the GIL when calling or executing C-code. Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ comtypes-users mailing list comtypes-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/comtypes-users
