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Re:Ask HN: Whose building on Python NoGIL? by amelius on Saturday December 21, 2024 @04:47PM (#42482595)
Why would NoGIL change that, though? It's not like large data-parallel operations can suddenly be done efficiently in Python if you remove the GIL. The problem with GIL afaik is mostly latency problems in interactive applications.
Re:Ask HN: Whose building on Python NoGIL? by tgma on Saturday December 21, 2024 @10:27PM (#42484195)
Oh, I didn't mean to imply something will change. I am simply concurring with the parent while observing that limitation turned into a strength by established a certain ecosystem early on that fits the modern architectural developments well. I don't think that is going to change now, but had nogil been the original, it could have led to a different style of libraries being designed.