In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I'm having trouble explaining the benefits and tradeoffs of threads to my >coworkers and countering their misconceptions about Python's threading model >and facilities. They all come from C++ and are used to thinking of >multithreading as a way to harness multiple CPU cores for compute-bound >processing. I also encountered, "Python doesn't really do threads" today. >*sigh* > >I don't need pointers to the relevant documentation sections. A bit of >googling didn't turn up much about threading beyond tutorial introductions. >I'm looking for something which will explain the rationale for using threads >in Python to someone who is experienced with multithreading in other >languages (like C/C++). Maybe a compare-and-contrast sort of document?
Maybe this will help? http://www.pyzine.com/Issue001/Section_Articles/article_ThreadingGlobalInterpreter.html -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "It is easier to optimize correct code than to correct optimized code." --Bill Harlan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list