On 10 October 2016 at 17:49, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > If you lookup something in a dict, it'll be a borrowed reference. > > If the dict is globals() and there's no GIL, another thread could delete the > item while your code had the borrowed reference. > > It looks like there might be a lot that will need to changed post gilectomy!
It seems to me that the whole concept of a borrowed reference may be risky in a post-GIL world. There may be occasional cases where it's possible to prove that borrowing is safe, but I suspect they'll be pretty rare. Paul _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
