2016-04-14 23:29 GMT+02:00 Barry Warsaw <ba...@python.org>: > I can see why you might want a global version number, but not doing so would > eliminate an implicit reliance on the GIL, or in a GIL-less implementation > <wink> a lock around incrementing the global version number.
It's not like the builtin dict type is going to become GIL-free... So I think that it's ok to use a global version. A very few know that, but the GIL has some advantages sometimes... Victor _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com