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=== Basics of threads in Python ===
=== Basics of threads in Python ===

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Thread Basics

  • Computing device - CPU, RAM, persistant store (two ARM CPUs, etc. in the NXT)
  • Stored program; Fetch, decode, execute
  • Execution context - instructions, data, program counter, stack
    • Processes have all 4 (instructions, data, program counter, stack)
    • Threads have PC and stack with shared ins and data
  • Workshop analogy
  • Concurrency and locking
  • Issues and how they can be addressed
    • Race conditions
    • Deadlock

Basics of threads in Python

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