Allowing to switch to a LIFO queue in ThreadPoolExecutor
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- Python
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
Adding a simple boolean parameter to the ThreadPoolExecutor, allowing to submit new workers in a LIFO manner, rather than a FIFO manner.
# Add a code block here, if required
executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10, fifo_queue=False)
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
No response
Linked PRs
- gh-118853
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the ThreadPoolExecutor implementation and the linked PR gh-118853 to understand the proposed queue-order change. Confirm that the public parameter and LIFO behavior are covered by tests, and that existing FIFO behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100