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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst index 6439d7f..0587e15 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst @@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter: .. index:: module: _thread .. note:: + When only the main thread exists, no GIL operations are needed. This is a common situation (most Python programs do not use threads), and the lock operations slow the interpreter down a bit. Therefore, the lock is not |