In article <fb576a7f-696c-49b4-a563-573af507c...@g22g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, zeph <zep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The mutex class (and module) should not be used, since it is, as you > said, deprecated for 3.0. Like the docs say, it "does not require (or > imply) threading or multi-tasking, though it could be useful for those > purposes." Over the years, many things about Python have surprised, amused, and on occasion confused, me. I must admit, having a mutex which isn't thread-safe is pretty high up on the list of "does not fit my brain" items :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list