Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with

Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by j1elo on Friday July 12, 2024 @07:45PM (#40950499)

So, in Rust they had threading since forever and they are now hyped with this new toy called async/await (and all the new problems it brings), while in Python they've had async/await and are now excited to see the possibilities of this new toy called threads (and all its problems). That's funny!

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Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by BugsJustFindMe on Friday July 12, 2024 @08:06PM (#40950590)

Well, Python had threads already. This is just a slightly different form of them behind the scenes.

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Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by dralley on Friday July 12, 2024 @08:09PM (#40950607)

Yes? They have different use cases which they are good at.

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Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by nvy on Friday July 12, 2024 @09:49PM (#40951116)

Being hyped for <feature other languages have had for years> is totally on-brand for the Rust community.

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Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by hot_gril on Saturday July 13, 2024 @01:24PM (#40955404)

That sounds more like Golang (generics)

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Re:Free-threaded CPython is ready to experiment with by hot_gril on Saturday July 13, 2024 @01:16PM (#40955349)

Python is more so in the same boat as Rust. Python asyncio was relatively recent.

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