Python’s core developers finally decided to remove the GIL from CPython, but only if it could be done without slowing down single-threaded programs. How a GIL-free Python will work ...

As Python’s popularity grows, so does the embarrassment over a deficit like the GIL in the language. And so various efforts, past and present, have been launched to do away with the GIL.

Sorting a list in Python is simple, and you have two options: In-place: Modifies the list. Out-of-place: Returns a new list and doesn't modify the original list. The sort method is in-place, and it ...