| :mod:`autoGIL` --- Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops | |
| ================================================================== | |
| .. module:: autoGIL | |
| :platform: Mac | |
| :synopsis: Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops. | |
| :deprecated: | |
| .. moduleauthor:: Just van Rossum <just@letterror.com> | |
| The :mod:`autoGIL` module provides a function :func:`installAutoGIL` that | |
| automatically locks and unlocks Python's :term:`Global Interpreter Lock` when | |
| running an event loop. | |
| .. note:: | |
| This module has been removed in Python 3.x. | |
| .. exception:: AutoGILError | |
| Raised if the observer callback cannot be installed, for example because the | |
| current thread does not have a run loop. | |
| .. function:: installAutoGIL() | |
| Install an observer callback in the event loop (CFRunLoop) for the current | |
| thread, that will lock and unlock the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) at | |
| appropriate times, allowing other Python threads to run while the event loop is | |
| idle. | |
| Availability: OSX 10.1 or later. | |