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Python 3.14: Cool New Features (realpython.com)
2 points by dbader 10 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment




>While optional, the GIL remains enabled by default in Python 3.14. To turn it off, you need to first compile the Python source code with the --disable-gil flag. This produces a GIL-free interpreter that lets multiple native threads run Python code at the same time. Alternatively, you can streamline the building of a free-threaded version using pyenv.

So it's not so much optional, it's still a pain in the butt to enable; and there's no docker images with it?




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