Re: [python-win32] win32com and the GIL

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Hammond
On 13/12/2011 1:22 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: Hello Can win32com be made to release the GIL when it calls into COM components? Presumably it doesn't do this by default . It does do it by default and there is no way to have it *not* do it. I'm calling an apartment threaded COM component (VB6) an

[python-win32] win32com and the GIL

2011-12-12 Thread Peter Fraser
Hello Can win32com be made to release the GIL when it calls into COM components? Presumably it doesn't do this by default . I'm calling an apartment threaded COM component (VB6) and NOT passing any Python objects to that component (I promise). thankyou and have a splendid day Peter