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 ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When language architects designed Python, they couldn’t conceive of a world where computers had ...

Python has been held back by its inability to natively use multiple CPU cores. Now Pythonistas are aiming to find a solution For all of Python’s great and convenient features, one goal remains out of ...

Python 3.13 has been released with a slight delay on the home straight. The new interactive shell aims to make development more convenient. In addition, the global interpreter lock can now be ...

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 Python ...