What They Never Told You About Python
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Explains why Python does not provide native concurrency, examines the impact of that limitation on development, and discusses pros and cons plus ways to work with threads and processes in Python.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28What is concurrency?
- 3:54Python threads
- 7:28GIL limitations
- 10:37GIL explained
- 13:07How GIL works
- 14:31Variables as labels
- 18:07GIL advantages
- 19:35Processes vs threads
- 21:45Futures in Python
- 22:51Process example
- 26:00Summary
- 26:42Python 3.13 and alternatives
- 27:47Q&A
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