On 2021-12-06 00:51:13 +0100, Jen Kris via Python-list wrote:
> The C program creates two threads (using pthreads), one for itself and
> one for the child process.  On creation, the second pthread is pointed
> to a C program that calls fork-execv to run the Python program.  That
> way Python runs on a separate thread. 

I think you have the relationship between processes and threads
backwards. A process consists of one or more threads. Fork creates a new
process and therefore also a new thread.

        hp

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