Stackless Python is an experimental implementation of the Python language; Stackless was designed from the start to overcome the limitations of cPython's Global Interpreter Lock by using tasklets, which implement functions as microthreads.
Stackless Python is an experimental implementation of the Python language; Stackless was designed from the start to overcome the limitations of cPython's Global Interpreter Lock by using tasklets, which implement functions as microthreads.
From the Stackless Python web site:
Stackless Python is an enhanced version of the Python programming language. It allows programmers to reap the benefits of thread-based programming without the performance and complexity problems associated with conventional threads. The microthreads that Stackless adds to Python are a cheap and lightweight convenience which can if used properly, give the following benefits:
- Improved program structure.
- More readable code.
- Increased programmer productivity.
