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Python has GIL -> Python apps are mostly single-threaded -> Single-threaded performance is important -> Adding granular locking has impact on single-thread perf
by blattimwind 7y ago
Python has GIL -> Python apps are mostly single-threaded -> Single-threaded performance is important -> Adding granular locking has impact on single-thread performance -> CPython "isn't supposed to have perf regressions" -> Python has GIL