On 2009-07-22, Ron Garret <rnospa...@flownet.com> wrote:
> In article <urr9m.6558$ze1.5...@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
> Neil Hodgson <nyamatongwe+thun...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> milanj:
>>
>> > and all of them use native threads (python still use green threads ?)
>>
>> Python uses native threads.
>
> But then it adds the global interpreter lock, which completely
> undermines the utility of native threads. So yes, it uses native
> threads, but it does not actually realize the benefits of that use.
Not all of the time. For library/extension calls that release
the GIL, it does.
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