Will multithreading make python less popular?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2009-02-19, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:

> By the way, since you have chosen Java you might be interested
> to know that the JPython implementation (also open source)
> generates JVM bytecode, and allows you to freely mix Java and
> Python classes.
>
> There is no Global Interpreter Lock in JPython ...

I think somebody should propose adding one.

It would be a nice change of pace from the standard
never-ending thread(s) on the GIL.

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