"description": "I wrote Python for years while holding mistaken notions about the Global\nInterpreter Lock, and I've met others in the same boat. The GIL's effect\nis simply this: only one thread can ...

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"description": "Python's dictionaries are stunningly good. Over the years, many great\nideas have combined together to produce the modern implementation in\nPython 3.6.\n\nThis fun talk uses pictures ...