The global interpreter lock is both a key component of the Python runtime and a major obstacle to multithreading. These are the plans to get around it or get rid of it.

Stellenbosch-based Plone and Python gurus have taken over the global hosting and management of the Python. org bug-tracking system.

Python is a great language for beginners. It’s beautiful and clean-looking syntax means you'll spend less time being confused (it looks sort of like English!), and more time understanding and ...