Python 3.2 ALPHA is out.
From the Change Log, it appears the GIL has been entirely rewritten.
A few questions:
- Is having a GIL good or bad? (and why).
- Is the new GIL better? If so, how?
UPDATE:
I'm fairly new to Python. So all of this is new to my but I do at least understand that the existence of a GIL with CPython is a huge deal.
Question though, why does CPython not just clone the interpreter like Perl does in an attempt to remove the need for the GIL?