I’ve been reading about Python’s Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) and how it limits the performance of multi-threaded applications. Can someone explain how this works in detail and what its impact is on Python programs? Are there any workarounds or libraries that help overcome this limitation?

Python's Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) restricts multi-threading by allowing only one thread to execute Python bytecode at a time. directv plans This limitation can hinder performance in CPU-bound tasks, as threads cannot fully utilize multi-core processors. However, it doesn't affect I/O-bound tasks, where threads can operate concurrently.