Comment Comment by FartyMcFarter > no threading,CPython does use threads (on Linux, it spawns one pthread per Python thread). However it also has a lock (the infamous GIL) that prevents those threads from interpreting Python code simultaneously. parent FartyMcFarter 6 years ago
CPython does use threads (on Linux, it spawns one pthread per Python thread). However it also has a lock (the infamous GIL) that prevents those threads from interpreting Python code simultaneously.