On Feb 19, 7:18 pm, Steve Holden <st...@holdenweb.com> wrote: > Mensanator wrote: > > On Feb 19, 2:18 pm, Paul Rubin <http://phr...@nospam.invalid> wrote: > [...] > > When I run I Python program, the Windows task manager shows both > > cores running (usually a 60/40 split) for an overall 50% usage. > > > What am I actually seeing? If Python only uses one of the cores, > > why do both light up? Is everything much more complicated (due to > > OS scheduling, etc.) than the simple explanations of GIL? > > You are seeing your Python program running on one core, and the usual > Windows crap keeping the other one busy.
I thought of that, but the usual Windows crap accounts for only a couple percent prior to the Python program running. Christian Heimes answer sounds more realistic. But what do I know? > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
