Stackless Python

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Stackless Python is an enhanced version of the Python interpreter that provides lightweight microthreads and improved concurrency support without relying on the C call stack.

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instanceOf Python implementation ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ
software project ⓘ
basedOn Python programming language ⓘ
linked to: Python
category Python interpreter ⓘ
concurrent programming ⓘ
compatibleWith CPython C API (largely) ⓘ
derivedFrom CPython ⓘ
designedFor concurrency ⓘ
massive concurrency ⓘ
doesNotRelyOn C call stack ⓘ
featureComparedToCPython channel synchronization primitives ⓘ
microthreads without OS threads ⓘ
tasklet scheduling ⓘ
hasGoal avoid dependence on C stack for Python calls ⓘ
enable large numbers of concurrent tasks ⓘ
implements Python language specification ⓘ
implementsFeature channel-based communication ⓘ
continuation-style control flow ⓘ
pickling of tasklets ⓘ
scheduling of microthreads ⓘ
stackless frame management ⓘ
influenced PyPy stackless features ⓘ
license Python Software Foundation License ⓘ
maintainedBy Stackless Python developers ⓘ
originCountry Germany (primary development) ⓘ
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
Python ⓘ
provides channels ⓘ
improved concurrency support ⓘ
lightweight microthreads ⓘ
tasklets ⓘ
repository https://github.com/stackless-dev/stackless ⓘ
runsOn Linux ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
supports cooperative multitasking ⓘ
coroutines ⓘ
game development ⓘ
massively concurrent applications ⓘ
microthreading ⓘ
network servers ⓘ
soft real-time applications ⓘ
supportsVersion Python 3.x ⓘ
usedIn EVE Online ⓘ
website https://www.stackless.com/ ⓘ

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Python → implementation → Stackless Python ⓘ