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Title: PEP 703: Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional
️ Category: Peps
URL: Discussions on Python.org · PEP 703: Making the Global Interpreter Lock OptionalHi 👋 As the sponsor of @colesbury’s PEP, I’d like to invite you all to discuss the proposal to solve the biggest scalability limitation of CPython by making it possible to build a version of the interpreter which doesn’t use the Global Interpreter Lock. The document is somewhat of a demanding read as it’s one of the top 10 longest PEPs. That was to be expected though as the problem goes back decades and requires nuance, trade-offs, and careful consideration of alternatives. Thanks in adva...