Publisher's Synopsis
What You Will Learn in This Book
- Master the core principles of concurrency and parallelism to write more efficient and responsive Python applications.
- Understand Python's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) and learn effective strategies to work with or around its limitations.
- Implement threading effectively for I/O-bound tasks, including advanced synchronization techniques and thread pool management.
- Develop asynchronous applications with Asyncio, leveraging coroutines, event loops, and non-blocking I/O for high-performance network programming.
- Utilize the multiprocessing module to achieve true parallel execution, bypass the GIL, and leverage multiple CPU cores.
- Facilitate inter-process communication (IPC) using various methods like pipes, queues, and shared memory.
- Optimize CPU-bound tasks by distributing work across multiple processes using process pools.
- Make informed decisions on when to use threading, Asyncio, or multiprocessing based on your application's requirements.
- Design and implement hybrid concurrency models by combining different approaches for optimal performance.
- Apply essential debugging and testing strategies specific to concurrent and parallel Python code.
- Profile and optimize your concurrent applications to identify bottlenecks and enhance performance.
- Explore real-world case studies demonstrating practical applications of concurrency and parallelism in various scenarios.
- Recognize and apply common design patterns for building robust concurrent and parallel systems.
- Stay informed about emerging trends and the future of concurrency in Python.
