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diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst index 6907354..bb982f2 100644 --- a/Doc/library/threading.rst +++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst @@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ level :mod:`_thread` module. See also the :mod:`queue` module. supported by this module. +.. impl-detail:: + + In CPython, due to the :term:`Global Interpreter Lock + <global interpreter lock>`, only one thread + can execute Python code at once (even though certain performance-oriented + libraries might overcome this limitation). + If you want your application to make better use of the computational + resources of multi-core machines, you are advised to use + :mod:`multiprocessing` or :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor`. + However, threading is still an appropriate model if you want to run + multiple I/O-bound tasks simultaneously. + + This module defines the following functions: @@ -424,19 +437,6 @@ since it is impossible to detect the termination of alien threads. property instead. -.. impl-detail:: - - In CPython, due to the :term:`Global Interpreter Lock - <global interpreter lock>`, only one thread - can execute Python code at once (even though certain performance-oriented - libraries might overcome this limitation). - If you want your application to make better use of the computational - resources of multi-core machines, you are advised to use - :mod:`multiprocessing` or :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor`. - However, threading is still an appropriate model if you want to run - multiple I/O-bound tasks simultaneously. - - .. _lock-objects: Lock Objects |