A major criticism of the Python programming language is that it can't thread across cores. The reason is because of the CPython's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL). The inability to take advantage of more ...

Formal plans for a Python that supports true parallelism are finally on the table. Here’s how a GIL-free Python will finally come together. After much debate, the Python Steering Council intends ...

Python’s Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) was built with the assumption that all operations would occur on this single core. Computers, phones or micro-devices with more than one CPU simply wasn’t a ...

An experimental ‘no-GIL’ build mode in Python 3.13 disables the Global Interpreter Lock to enable true parallel execution in Python. Here’s where to start. The single biggest new feature in ...

In March, after much preparation and discussion, the decision was made to introduce a flag in Python 3.13 to deactivate the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL). The GIL is intended to guarantee thread ...