Re: [Tutor] Python GIL

2008-11-25 Thread Chris Fuller
Python interpreters running in separate processes have no affect on each other. This is the easiest way to get around the limitations of the GIL. The GIL generally has limited effect on multithreaded applications on a single-core machine. It can be a serious bottleneck on multicore machines,

[Tutor] Python GIL

2008-11-25 Thread OkaMthembo
Hi all, I wish to find out what the Global Interpreter Lock is and its relevance regarding the serving of high traffic Python sites. My understanding from what i read is that its a state whereby only one interpreter can be invoked on a physical machine. How does this impact performance of web apps