Hi, The C-API uses references counts as well, so it is not threadsafe.
Matthieu 2008/6/26 Pau Freixes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > But Python C-API[1] it's the main base for extent python with C/c++, and > this is not not threadsafe.? I dont understand > > [1] http://docs.python.org/api/api.html > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 4:49 AM, Benjamin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> On Jun 25, 9:05 am, Mirko Dziadzka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > 1) Is there a reason for this? >> >> I think it is because the Python re library uses the Python C-API >> which is not threadsafe. >> > 2) Is the regex library not thread-safe? >> > 3) Is it possible, to release the GIL in re.match() to >> > get more performance? >> >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > > > -- > Pau Freixes > Linux GNU/User > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- French PhD student Website : http://matthieu-brucher.developpez.com/ Blogs : http://matt.eifelle.com and http://blog.developpez.com/?blog=92 LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
