Bruce wrote:

"The micro_pipes use the C_deferreds to suspend the thread
and allow other threads to run."

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2008-August/001848.html


However, in the PEP you mention, among the short list of
disadvantages:

"since there is no preemption, a long running micro-thread 
will starve other micro-threads"

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2008-August/001825.html


Are these two point contradictory, or am I simply
misunderstanding, as usual.

Tanks,
Jerry S.