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Re:Unlocking Python's Cores:Energy Implications of Removing ... by dguest on Monday March 09, 2026 @12:15PM (#47311041)
Is the GIL implemented as a run-time option? I thought this feature had to be enabled at compile-time.
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Re:Unlocking Python's Cores:Energy Implications of Removing ... by Havoc on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @10:34AM (#47323843)
Python is interpreted not compiled so don’t see why not
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Re:Unlocking Python's Cores:Energy Implications of Removing ... by lawrencejgd on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @05:25PM (#47328971)
No, they mean that CPython must be compiled with --disable-gil
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