On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:43:33 -0700 Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > > This sounds like a very interesting idea to pursue, even if it's late, > and even if it's experimental, and even if it's possible to cause > deadlocks (no news there). I propose that we offer a C API in Python > 3.3 as well as an extension module that offers the proposed decorator. > The C API could then be used to implement alternative APIs purely as > extension modules (e.g. would a deadlock-detecting API be possible?).
We could offer the C API without shipping an extension module ourselves. I don't think we should provide (and maintain!) a Python API that helps users put themselves in all kind of nasty situations. There is enough misunderstanding around the GIL and multithreading already. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
