[Tutor] Python and the Global Interpreter Lock

[bob gailer]

OkaMthembo wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I just came across something called the Global Interpreter Lock, and 
> apparently its a condition where an interpreter locks resources to
> avoid sharing them with other apps/ processes on the system? I wish to 
> find out what this means in terms of Python. for example does it mean
> that Python cannot take advantage of multiple CPUs? And does it mean 
> that only one interpreter will run per box in a hosting environment?

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Interpreter_Lock.

This only applies to threads within a Python process, not other 
apps/prcoesses.

>
> I look forward to enlightenment.

So do I. Who is your guru?