Python lets you parallelize workloads using threads, subprocesses, or both. Here's what you need to know about Python's thread and process pools and Python threads after Python 3.13.

The GIL is a mutex that protects access to Python objects, preventing multiple threads from executing Python bytecodes simultaneously. This means that in a multi-threaded Python program, only one ...

Multitasking: division of the execution time of processes. This taks is performed by the kernel of the operating system (scheduler). Multithreading: task division inside the same process. Example: ...

1. Global Interpreter Lock (GIL): The number one disadvantage of Python's multithreading is the GIL—it doesn't allow multiple threads to execute Python bytecode simultaneously in one process. 2.