They mentioned this at the recent SF Python Meetup. They had found an academic paper that they thought they could apply to Python to get rid of the GIL, but it

They mentioned this at the recent SF Python Meetup. They had found an academic paper that they thought they could apply to Python to get rid of the GIL, but it turned out someone had already tried it unsuccessfully. I think that goal of unladen-swallow is definitely "beyond" for now.