Re:Python Language Summit: Python Without the GIL
by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Thursday May 12, 2022 @06:51AM
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> It cannot be understated, removing the GIL will be a HUGE deal for Python!
I am not sure about it. Python explicitly trades performance for simplicity and the GIL simplifies a whole lot of things and because of it, there are multi threading issues that will never be encountered by Python code.
In addition, because of Python’s popularity, there is a massive amount of code written in Python (and other languages as extensions) and any change cannot introduce a bug.
Finally, there are other alternatives to Python that are more performance focused.
If you are having huge issues with Python performance, maybe you are using it in a matter it was not designed for.
I am not sure about it. Python explicitly trades performance for simplicity and the GIL simplifies a whole lot of things and because of it, there are multi threading issues that will never be encountered by Python code.
In addition, because of Python’s popularity, there is a massive amount of code written in Python (and other languages as extensions) and any change cannot introduce a bug.
Finally, there are other alternatives to Python that are more performance focused.
If you are having huge issues with Python performance, maybe you are using it in a matter it was not designed for.