PyO3 / PyO3/pyo3

Support sub-interpreters

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needs-design
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

Does pyo3 allow the use case of starting multiple separate interpreters? This would be similar to Python's multiprocessing.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the 48-comment discussion and the repository's Rust bindings to the Python interpreter, then compare the requested multiprocessing-like use case with Python's sub-interpreter and C API constraints. Done would require an agreed support plan and corresponding implementation and tests, but the issue names no files or acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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