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Another thread can access it and do that, how could the compiler possibly know about it?

• bmm6o 8mo ago
  There are documented ways to ensure that changes are visible across threads (e.g. locks). If these are not used, the compiler is within its rights to not go out of its way to pull changes from another thread.
  • LtWorf 8mo ago
    Except python has a well documented global lock.
    • anematode 8mo ago
      This thread is discussing Java, not Python
      • LtWorf 8mo ago
        java has private attributes, python does not