Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)
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What Is the Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)?
The Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) is a mutex that allows only one thread to control the Python interpreter at a time, affecting multi-threaded and CPU-bound code performance. It was introduced to manage memory safely using reference counting, avoiding race conditions and deadlocks.