Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-15 Thread Martin Christensen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Irmen == Irmen de Jong [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Irmen Naah. What about: http://www.razorvine.net/img/killGIL.jpg Some people have too much spare time and too weird senses of humour... Fortunately for the rest of us. :-) This one actually made me

Re: Kill GIL (was Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer))

2005-02-14 Thread Paul Rubin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) writes: [phr] The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's. See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the finally announced Cell processor. Conclusion: the GIL must die. It's not clear to what extent these processors will perform

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-14 Thread Irmen de Jong
Leif K-Brooks wrote: Irmen de Jong wrote: the GIL must die. I couldn't resist: http://www.razorvine.net/img/GIL.jpg Neither could I: http://ecritters.biz/diegil.png (In case it's not entirely obvious, the stick figure just slices the GIL into two pieces with his sword, causing its blood to

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-12 Thread Paul Rubin
John Lenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and buying more, cheap computers gives you more processing power than buying less, multi-processor computers. The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's. See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the finally announced Cell

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-12 Thread Irmen de Jong
Paul Rubin wrote: John Lenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and buying more, cheap computers gives you more processing power than buying less, multi-processor computers. The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's. See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the

Kill GIL (was Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer))

2005-02-12 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Paul Rubin http://[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's. See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the finally announced Cell processor. Conclusion: the GIL must die. It's not clear to what extent

Re: Kill GIL (was Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer))

2005-02-12 Thread Jack Diederich
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 07:13:17PM -0500, Aahz wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Paul Rubin http://[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's. See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the finally announced Cell processor. I'm

Re: Kill GIL (was Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer))

2005-02-12 Thread Courageous
Killing the GIL is proposing a silver bullet where there is no werewolf-ly, About the only reason for killing the GIL is /us/. We, purists, pythonistas, language nuts, or what not, who for some reason or other simply hate the idea of the GIL. I'd view it as an artistic desire, unurgent,

multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello, Is anyone has experiance in running python code to run multi thread parallel in multi processor. Is it possible ? Can python manage which cpu shoud do every thread? Sincerely Yours, Pujo -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread Pierre Barbier de Reuille
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hello, Is anyone has experiance in running python code to run multi thread parallel in multi processor. Is it possible ? Can python manage which cpu shoud do every thread? Sincerely Yours, Pujo There's just no way you can use Python in a multi-processor environment,

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread Jeremy Jones
Pierre Barbier de Reuille wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hello, Is anyone has experiance in running python code to run multi thread parallel in multi processor. Is it possible ? Can python manage which cpu shoud do every thread? Sincerely Yours, Pujo There's just no way you can use Python in a

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello Pierre, That's a pity, since when we have to run parallel, with single processor is really not efficient. To use more computers I think is cheaper than to buy super computer in developt country. Sincerely Yours, pujo aji -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread Alan Kennedy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] That's a pity, since when we have to run parallel, with single processor is really not efficient. To use more computers I think is cheaper than to buy super computer in developt country. Although cpython has a GIL that prevents multiple python threads *in the same python

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread John Lenton
On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 07:56:27AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Pierre, That's a pity, since when we have to run parallel, with single processor is really not efficient. To use more computers I think is cheaper than to buy super computer in developt country. and buying more, cheap

Re: multi threading in multi processor (computer)

2005-02-09 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone has experiance in running python code to run multi thread parallel in multi processor. Is it possible ? Yes. The GIL prevents multiple Python threads from running simultaneously, but C extensions can release the