[Python-ideas] Copy-on-write when forking a python process

[Nick Coghlan]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:25 AM, jac <john.theman.connor at gmail.com> wrote:
>> There's a clear workaround for theCOWproblem these days: use PyPy
>> instead of CPython :)
>
> Thanks for the tip, I haven't looked at pypy in a while, it looks like
> it has come a long way.  I will have to change some of my code around
> to work with 2.5, but it shouldn't be too bad.  As far as I am
> concerned, if pypy works for this, problem solved.

Their 2.7 compatible release should be out reasonably soon, too.

Cheers,
Nick.

-- 
Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia