[Tutor] Python and the Global Interpreter Lock

2008-08-07 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi there, I just came across something called the Global Interpreter Lock, and apparently its a condition where an interpreter locks resources to avoid sharing them with other apps/ processes on the system? I wish to find out what this means in terms of Python. for example does it mean that

Re: [Tutor] Python and the Global Interpreter Lock

2008-08-07 Thread bob gailer
OkaMthembo wrote: Hi there, I just came across something called the Global Interpreter Lock, and apparently its a condition where an interpreter locks resources to avoid sharing them with other apps/ processes on the system? I wish to find out what this means in terms of Python. for example