I don't think I can agree that the GIL is mostly unnoticeable. I don't do all that much in Python and mostly use it as a scripting language for little personal

I don't think I can agree that the GIL is mostly unnoticeable. I don't do all that much in Python and mostly use it as a scripting language for little personal stuff. I haven't had all that much need to dive into multithreading, but the few times I have, the GIL has always become vital to keep in mind.