Re: [Python-Dev] GIL removal question

2011-08-12 Thread Rene Nejsum
Thank you for the clarification, I should have been more precise... On 12/08/2011, at 23.38, Guido van Rossum wrote: > On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Rene Nejsum wrote: >> I think I understand the background and need for GIL. Without it Python >> programs would have been clut

Re: [Python-Dev] GIL removal question

2011-08-12 Thread Rene Nejsum
My two danish kroner on GIL issues…. I think I understand the background and need for GIL. Without it Python programs would have been cluttered with lock/synchronized statements and C-extensions would be harder to write. Thanks to Sturla Molden for he's explanation earlier in this thread. Howe