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Faster Parallel Processing Alternatives to Multithreading in Python

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Mar 17, 2024

Multithreading in Python allows concurrent execution of multiple threads within a process. However, it has limitations due to the GIL. Alternatives like multiprocessing, Numba, and Cython provide better parallelism and performance.

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