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Cohabitation with Python and C++

• swah 15y ago
  When you say HTTP API, does that mean you had C++ http server, C++ http client, Python http server and Python http client?
  • benhoyt 15y ago
    Good question: In this case C++ was the server, and Python (via urllib2) was the client.
    • swah 15y ago
      Thanks.
    • rikthevik 15y ago
      Out of curiosity, why didn't you fork and use a pipe?
      • benhoyt 15y ago
        We're running on Windows, and fork isn't available there. Also, in this case AFAIK fork doesn't really apply, as we wanted to start the C++ and Python servers completely separately.
• ephelon 15y ago
  It's quite easy to release the GIL while you are running non-python code.[1] Just be sure that if you touch the Python API that you reaquire the GIL.[2] [1] http://docs.python.org/c-api/init.html#releasing-the-gil-from-extension-code http://docs.python.org/c-api/init.html#releasing-the-gil-fro... [2] http://docs.python.org/c-api/init.html#PyGILState_Ensure http://docs.python.org/c-api/init.html#PyGILState_Ensure