Free-threaded Python: past, present, and future

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Probably the biggest change for Python over the last five years or so is the advent of the “free-threaded” version of the language, which removes the global interpreter lock (GIL) and allows multiple threads to run in parallel in the interpreter. At , held in Long Beach, California in mid-May, longt…

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