1 2 :mod:`autoGIL` --- Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops 3 ================================================================== 4 5 .. module:: autoGIL 6 :platform: Mac 7 :synopsis: Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops. 8 :deprecated: 9 .. moduleauthor:: Just van Rossum <just (a] letterror.com> 10 11 12 The :mod:`autoGIL` module provides a function :func:`installAutoGIL` that 13 automatically locks and unlocks Python's :term:`Global Interpreter Lock` when 14 running an event loop. 15 16 .. note:: 17 18 This module has been removed in Python 3.x. 19 20 21 .. exception:: AutoGILError 22 23 Raised if the observer callback cannot be installed, for example because the 24 current thread does not have a run loop. 25 26 27 .. function:: installAutoGIL() 28 29 Install an observer callback in the event loop (CFRunLoop) for the current 30 thread, that will lock and unlock the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) at 31 appropriate times, allowing other Python threads to run while the event loop is 32 idle. 33 34 Availability: OSX 10.1 or later. 35 36
