# GIL

GIL is a mechanism that allows only one thread to execute Python code at a time. This limitation is related to memory management in CPython and can reduce the efficiency of multithreaded applications on multi-core systems.

Visit the following resources to learn more:

- [@article@What is GIL?](https://realpython.com/python-gil/)
- [@article@Python Multithreading: The Most Practical Intro](https://roadmap.sh/python/multithreading)