[Python-Dev] working with Python threads from C extension module?

Bill Janssen janssen at parc.com
Sat Sep 8 01:20:35 CEST 2007


> #define SSL_ALLOW_THREADS {if (_ssl_locks != NULL) { Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS }}
> #define SSL_DISALLOW_THREADS {if (_ssl_locks != NULL) { Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS }}

I'd forgotten how convoluted Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS and
Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS were.  Anyone have any other suggestions about
how to do this?

Raise an error if loaded in a non-threaded environment, then used in a
threaded environment?  Dynamic initialization of threading?

Bill


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