I tried to make some vim function calls from python thread. Some of the functions like `taglist()` are working but I am not sure if it is safe. Can anyone who knows this part of code give an "official" answer? Thanks!
On Oct 24, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Timothy Madden <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > I read the python bindings help file (if_python.txt) and I found nothing > about thread safety. Although Vim itself does not use threads, the invoked > python code can create them and than the main thread can return control to > Vim normally. I would like to write a plug-in that listens to a TCP > connection in the background, and somehow notifies Vim when new data arrives > on the socket. > > Now, since the documentation says nothing about it, I would assume the python > language bindings are not thread-safe, or even if they are thread-safe, that > is still an undocumented feature. But does anyone have more specific > information please ? Has anyone tried working with treads from python code in > Vim ? Can the help file be updated to mention this aspect ? > > Thank you, > Timothy Madden > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
