[CentralOH] Threading materials?

[Brian Costlow]

Python still has the GIL, but so does PyPy.

https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#does-pypy-have-a-gil-why

PyPy is faster than CPython for pure Python code in general, which probably
accounts for the speed increase in threaded Python code.

On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:41 AM Bryan Harris <brywilharris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also would like any good material on threading in Python.  It's been
> a few years since I messed with multithreading in Python, and I'd be
> very interested in how things are progressing.  When I first looked
> into this, we still had a GIL meaning that standard Python was
> effectively single threaded.  I have used pypy to get around this
> limitation (and boy did it ever speed things up) but I wonder how much
> of this goodness has made its way back into the stock interpreter?
> When I was working on this, Python 3 was a "new thing" (and had been
> for years, something like ipv6) so it's been a while.  There was a lot
> of promising activity, but it was early days.  Please copy me if you
> don't post it on the list?
>
> Thanks!
> Bryan
>
> Bryan Harris
> brywilharris at gmail.com
>
> On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:52 AM Catherine Devlin
> <catherine.devlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, COHPy!  Can somebody convey my thanks to Jon Bennett for his great
> threading presentation?  It helped my understanding quite a bit.
> >
> > I'd love to reuse it at one of Dayton PyFri events, if his code is
> available.
> >
> > If his contact info and/or materials were already posted, sorry I missed
> it - I didn't see it in the Gather chat or on the mailing list.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > - Catherine
> > http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com
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