Python's Hardest Problem, RevisitedLooking for Python Tutoring? Remote and local (NYC) slots still available! Email me at jeff@jeffknupp.com for more info. One of the first long-form articles I ever posted to this blog was a piece about Python's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) entitled "Python's Hardest Problem". Two weeks ago, it was posted to Hacker News and sat on the front page for a while, driving a lot of traffic to the blog. I
