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Multi Threading

This document provides an overview of multithreading in Python, including its definition, key concepts like threads and the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), and how to create and manage threads using the threading module. It also covers synchronization primitives such as Lock, RLock, Semaphore, Event, and Condition for managing access to shared resources. The content is aimed at preparing for interviews related to Python multithreading.

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Multi Threading

This document provides an overview of multithreading in Python, including its definition, key concepts like threads and the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL), and how to create and manage threads using the threading module. It also covers synchronization primitives such as Lock, RLock, Semaphore, Event, and Condition for managing access to shared resources. The content is aimed at preparing for interviews related to Python multithreading.

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Multithreading in Python: Summary for

Interview

1 Basics of Multithreading
Definition: Multithreading is the ability of a CPU, or a single core in a multi-
core processor, to provide multiple threads of execution concurrently, supported
by the operating system.
Python Module: threading module is used for creating, controlling, and
managing threads.

2 Key Concepts
• Thread: The smallest unit of processing that can be scheduled by an
operating system.

• GIL (Global Interpreter Lock): A mutex that protects access to


Python objects, preventing multiple native threads from executing Python
bytecodes at once. This means that, in CPython, multithreading is not
ideal for CPU-bound tasks but can be effective for I/O-bound tasks.

3 Creating and Starting Threads


3.1 Creating a Thread

import threading

def thread_function ( name ):


print ( f " Thread { name } starting " )

thread = threading . Thread ( target = thread_function , args =(1 ,))


thread . start ()

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3.2 Joining Threads
Ensures that the main program waits for threads to complete before continuing.
thread . join ()

4 Synchronization Primitives
4.1 Lock
Used to ensure that only one thread can access a resource at a time.
lock = threading . Lock ()
lock . acquire ()
try :
# Critical section
finally :
lock . release ()

4.2 RLock (Reentrant Lock)


A Lock that can be acquired multiple times by the same thread.
rlock = threading . RLock ()

4.3 Semaphore
Allows a fixed number of threads to access a resource.
semaphore = threading . Semaphore (3) # Allows up to 3 threads

4.4 Event
Used for signaling between threads.
event = threading . Event ()
event . set () # Signal event
event . wait () # Wait for event

4.5 Condition
Used for more complex synchronization scenarios.

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condition = threading . Condition ()
with condition :
condition . wait () # Wait for a condition
condition . notify () # Notify one thread
condition . notify_all () # Notify all waiting threads

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