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Raymond Hettinger, Keynote on Concurrency, PyBay 2017

SF Python · 161K views · 2017-08-31 · 1:13:53

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Raymond Hettinger's PyBay 2017 keynote on concurrency in Python. It covers threads, processes, asyncio, locks and the GIL, with live shell-based examples.

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Recommended as a clear, charismatic starting point for understanding Python concurrency and the GIL.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2018–2023

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culebron21 · 2023-07 · Strong recommendation

I've just left the question open, but the best learning material for me on this was this lecture. Other points down the list, I had to figure out just by trial and error. Raymond Hettinger, Keynote on Concurrency, PyBay 2017 [VIDEO]

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scrollaway · 2018-07 · Strong recommendation

I've started watching Raymond Hettinger's talks lately. He's a core dev on Python. I love them, the guy is charismatic, very smart and his Python knowledge constantly impresses me. [LINK] My favourite: [VIDEO]

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fastball · 2021-09 · Recommendation

For anyone looking for something on the same topic but a little bit lighter / more practical, I really enjoyed this talk[1] by Raymond Hettinger at PyBay 2017, where he discussed the GIL as well. [1] [VIDEO]

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