Re: [Python-Dev] Concurrency and Python

2005-01-07 Thread James Y Knight
On Jan 7, 2005, at 2:44 PM, Edward C. Jones wrote: Is Python a suitable language for concurrent programming? Depends on what you mean. Python is not very good for shared-memory concurrent programming. (That is, threads). The library doesn't have enough good abstractions for locks/synchronizatio

[Python-Dev] Concurrency and Python

2005-01-07 Thread Edward C. Jones
Today's Slashdot (http://slashdot.org/articles/05/01/07/158236.shtml?tid=137) points to: "The Free Lunch Is Over: A Fundamental Turn Toward Concurrency in Software" by Herb Sutter at "http://www.gotw.ca/publications/concurrency-ddj.htm";. Is Python a suitable language for concurrent programmin