On Dec 22, 2:37 pm, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not really familiar with ruby but these fibers seem to be some > > sort of coroutines. Since python 2.5, generators can be sent values, > > this can be used to implement what you want. I have had a got at it > > for fun and this is what I came up with: note that there is no need > > for a specific class, or for threads. I have tested this only on your > > example, but it gives the same result as your code :) > > I think it was Microsoft who invented the term 'fiber' as a synonym for > coroutine. Seehttp://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682661.aspx
OK > Unfortunately generators only save a single level of stack-frame, so they > are not really a replacement for fibers/coroutines. The OP should perhaps > look at Stackless Python or Greenlets. > Seehttp://codespeak.net/py/dist/greenlet.html Still what I am proposing offers a level of cooperative multi- threading which may be enough for the OP. In fact it is not clear to me at the moment what can be done (sensibly :) with the OP's Fiber class that cannot be achieved with the run() function I suggested. This makes me think that there is something important that I am failing to take into consideration; I would be grateful if it was pointed out to me. -- Arnaud -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
