[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7836: Add GIL RAII module to Boost.Python

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7836: Add GIL RAII module to Boost.Python
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-29 16:51:53

#7836: Add GIL RAII module to Boost.Python
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 Reporter:  John Zwinck <jzwinck@…>          |       Owner:  rwgk          
     Type:  Patches                          |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  To Be Determined                 |   Component:  Python        
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk          |    Severity:  Not Applicable
 Keywords:  GIL                              |  
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 This ticket follows a recent discussion I started on the Python C++ SIG
 mailing list (which in turn followed a brief topic on the Boost developers
 list).

 I would like to submit for inclusion in Boost.Python a pair of classes for
 releasing and acquiring the Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) using
 RAII semantics.

 Please see three files attached to this ticket: gil.hpp, gil.cpp, and
 gil_test.cpp, which implement and (lightly) test this new feature.  They
 are modified from versions I maintain on GitHub in order to make them more
 compatible with existing code style in Boost.Python.

 This code (with different naming conventions but the same logic) has been
 used successfully by me "in production" and the releaser class is inspired
 by several examples online that others have until now copy-pasted when
 needed.

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