[C++-sig] Boost.Python and threads

[thor.arne.johansen at ibas.no]

What is the status for threads and Boost.Python.

I wish to have multiple (Python) threads.
Each thread owns an instance of a wrapped C++ object doing extensive disk
IO.

Will Boost.Python release the GIL when executing the C++ code?
If I make a C++ wrapper which releases the GIL before executing the code,
will that be safe? (Can I be sure the internals of Boost.Python does not
call into Python Interpreter, without holding the GIL?)

Note I'm extending, and not embedding, so I will only have one Python
interpreter with multiple threads, each running C++ code wrapped with
Boost.Python.

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Thor Arne Johansen
R&D Director
Ibas AS