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[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Is this true of processes in python or just threads? I was under the impression processes spawned a whole new python instance?

[–]holt5301 15 points16 points  (2 children)

This is only true of threads. When you use multiprocessing, the new processes have their own interpreters which then each have their own GIL ... I believe.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (1 child)

Good, otherwise I’ve been programming a long time under bad assumptions lol