[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Hi,
>
>
> I am embedding Python into a multi-threaded C++ application running on
> Solaris and need urgent clarification on the embedding architecture and
> its correct usage (as I am experience weird behaviors).
What version of Python are you using?
> Can anyone clarify:
>
>
> - if Python correctly supports multiple sub-interpreters
> (Py_NewInterpreter) ?
It's supposed to but it's not often used or tested and can get a bit
flaky.
> - if Python correctly supports multiple thread states per
> sub-interpreter (PyThreadState_New) ?
There are bugs in 2.3.5 and 2.4.1 in this area (they are fixed in CVS
-- I hope -- and will be in 2.4.2).
> and the "real" question:
>
>
> - what is the rationale for choosing one of:
>
>
> [a] one sub-interpreter with many thread states
This is the best tested and understood (it's what the core Python
interpreter does, after all).
> [b] many sub-interpreters with one thread state each
> [c] many sub-interpreters with many threas states each
These are probably somewhat broken in recent Python's, I'm afraid.
Can you try CVS?
Cheers,
mwh
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