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| Date | 2011-11-16 13:30 -0500 |
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| From | Dave Angel <d@davea.name> |
| Subject | Re: Multiple threads |
| References | (1 earlier) <CAPTjJmoAWni4-wyKB4HgAJ5KvTbz42_BC3f22MOnugUmmXzVtA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdqOWF=irJXFO2q2+o8jpM09GMLf8N+NTNGTOtMhwKgtG6jag@mail.gmail.com> <4EC3F298.1030604@davea.name> <CAAdqOWFJftDH=9YaiHOk6mbqYGgLXK7zPEKcUhENqnzbFd2VNg@mail.gmail.com> <4EC3FF56.7030101@davea.name> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.2778.1321468264.27778.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 11/16/2011 01:22 PM, Dave Angel wrote: > (You're top-posting. Put your remarks AFTER what you're quoting) > > On 11/16/2011 12:52 PM, Jack Keegan wrote: >> Ok, I thought that processes would do the same job as threads. So >> would the >> general rule be some thing like so: >> >> If I want another piece of work to run (theoretically) along side my >> main >> script, and I want to share data between them, I should use a thread and >> share data with the thread-safe queue. >> If the work I want done can function and complete on its own, go for a >> process. >> >> Would that be about right? >> > > Yes, with all the caveats I mentioned before. With some language > implementations, and with some operating systems, and on some > CPU-systems, the guidelines could be different. They all trade off in > ways too complex to describe here. > > For example, if a thread is mostly doing I/O, it may be just as > efficient as a separate process, even if sharing data isn't an issue. > > And in some languages, sharing data between processes isn't all that > tough, either. > > Well, you sent me a mail without including the list (just use Reply-All), and I tried to add the list in. Unfortunately, I picked the wrong one, so i sent this to Tutor by mistake. I'll try to fix that now, sorry. -- DaveA
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Multiple threads Eduardo Oliva <dutche@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 05:48 -0800
Re: Multiple threads Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-11-17 00:55 +1100
Re: Multiple threads Henrik Faber <hfaber@invalid.net> - 2011-11-16 15:07 +0100
Re: Multiple threads Christian Heimes <lists@cheimes.de> - 2011-11-16 16:01 +0100
Re: Multiple threads Thomas Rachel <nutznetz-0c1b6768-bfa9-48d5-a470-7603bd3aa915@spamschutz.glglgl.de> - 2011-11-16 17:45 +0100
Re: Multiple threads Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-11-16 16:38 -0800
Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 12:27 -0500
Re: Multiple threads Michael Hunter <tahoemph@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 09:55 -0800
Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 13:06 -0500
Re: Multiple threads Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2011-11-16 13:30 -0500
Re: Multiple threads Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2011-11-16 12:50 -0800
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