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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst index 5c38e3b..0b5ee5f 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst @@ -291,9 +291,11 @@ can be used to customize buffer creation. PEP 684: A Per-Interpreter GIL ------------------------------ -Sub-interpreters may now be created with a unique GIL per interpreter. +:pep:`684` introduces a per-interpreter :term:`GIL <global interpreter lock>`, +so that sub-interpreters may now be created with a unique GIL per interpreter. This allows Python programs to take full advantage of multiple CPU -cores. +cores. This is currently only available through the C-API, +though a Python API is :pep:`anticipated for 3.13 <554>`. Use the new :c:func:`Py_NewInterpreterFromConfig` function to create an interpreter with its own GIL:: @@ -312,8 +314,6 @@ create an interpreter with its own GIL:: For further examples how to use the C-API for sub-interpreters with a per-interpreter GIL, see :source:`Modules/_xxsubinterpretersmodule.c`. -A Python API is anticipated for 3.13. (See :pep:`554`.) - (Contributed by Eric Snow in :gh:`104210`, etc.) .. _whatsnew312-pep669: |