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Funny you mention the GIL - this is being done as part of PEP 554 which was slated to release in python 3.9 (in alpha). And it's showing great promise ...while
by sandGorgon 7y ago
Funny you mention the GIL - this is being done as part of PEP 554 which was slated to release in python 3.9 (in alpha).
And it's showing great promise ...while it could be delayed.
https://www.mail-archive.com/python-dev@python.org/msg108063.html https://www.mail-archive.com/python-dev@python.org/msg108063...
2021 is probable going to be the "Gone Gil" moment !
- amelius 7y agoWhy don't they use/fork the GoLang runtime?
- YawningAngel 7y agoThere are a few reasons: 1. This would definitely break the CPython API, which is not an option for mainstream Python. 2. The Golang runtime isn't really well-understood as a backend for languages that aren't Golang, although I acknowledge that there's no reason in principle why you couldn't compile $LANGUAGE to Golang.