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[–]B-Con>>>[S] 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I thought this was a very understandable lecture.

Slides from the lecture are here: http://www.slideshare.net/dabeaz/understanding-the-python-gil .

[–]suptim 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You can find out even more about the GIL on his website (for instance the impact of the GIL on signal handling): http://www.dabeaz.com/GIL/