What is the Python GIL?
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The Global Interpreter Lock in CPython lets only one thread run Python bytecode at a time, so threads do not speed up CPU-bound pure Python code. Threads still help with I/O-bound work, and multiprocessing uses separate processes for CPU work. Recent Python versions include an optional free-threaded build, but check the current docs for its status.
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