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[thomasjudge]

Where is this documented

[rafaelgarrido → thomasjudge]

There's some info on the proposal here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28896367

[quietbritishjim → rafaelgarrido]

I think the root comment is asking whether this new Python-on-Rust interpreter for rid of the GIL. Your link is about the existing CPython interpreter.

[grawp → thomasjudge]

Why document something they have not implemented?

[michaelmior → grawp]

Because rightly or wrongly, tons of existing Python code implicitly requires on the GIL to function correctly. Especially when you have C extensions that may not be thread-safe.