Python GIL

What is Python GIL?

Interpreter lock in CPython that allows only one thread to execute Python bytecode at a time

In other languages

한국어Python GIL

CPython에서 한 번에 하나의 스레드만 Python 바이트코드를 실행하게 하는 전역 인터프리터 잠금이다

日本語Python GIL

CPythonで複数スレッドが同時にPythonバイトコードを実行しないよう制御するグローバルロック

Related Terms

• SIMTParallel execution model where many threads run the same instruction on different data
• CUDA IPCNVIDIA CUDA mechanism that lets separate processes share GPU memory handles for interprocess communication
• GPU kernelA small program executed on a graphics processor to perform parallel computation tasks