Paul Rubin wrote:
I even wonder what happens if you turn Py_INCREF etc. into no-ops, install the Boehm garbage collector in a stop-the-world mode, and disable the GIL.
I suspect you would run into problems with things that need mutual exclusion but don't do any locking of their own, because the GIL is assumed to take care of it. -- Greg -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list