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On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:29:07 -0700, Paul Rubin wrote:

> Try using Erlang a little,  It has preemptive lightweight processes and
> it is great.  Much better than async/await imho.

Those are called “threads”. Python already has those, and the ongoing 
“noGIL” project will make them even more useful.

There’s a reason why the old coroutine concept was brought back (albeit in 
this new “stackless” guise): because threads are not the best answer to 
everything.

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Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-14 04:11 +0000
  Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-14 04:29 -0700
    Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-14 23:10 +0000
      Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-14 18:25 -0700
        Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 02:13 +0000
          Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-15 13:24 -0700
            Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-15 20:59 +0000
              Re: Does Python Need Virtual Threads? (Posting On Python-List Prohibited) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-15 14:33 -0700
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