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How does the GIL help you write concurrent code?

• dual_basis 7y ago
  It means you never have to worry about message passing or locks, because they aren't a thing at all. On the other hand, what looks like concurrent code often isn't, and is actually run slower than single process code, also because of the GIL.
  • weberc2 7y ago
    That reduces to "you don't have to worry about performance because the GIL doesn't let you write performant code". That's not what I think of as "helpful".