[Python-Dev] Re: Python multithreading without the GIL

Mohamed> I love everything about this - but I expect some hesitancy due to this "Multithreaded programs are prone to concurrency bugs.". Paul> The way I see it, the concurrency model to be used is selected by developers. They can choose between ... I think the real intent of the statement Mohamed quoted is that just because your program works in a version of Python with the GIL doesn't mean it will work unchanged in a GIL-free world. As we all know, the GIL can hide a multitude of sins. I could be paraphrasing Tim Peters here without realizing it explicitly. It kinda sounds like something he might say. Skip