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Allow applications to tune the condition that triggers a GIL release and implementation choice in hashlib

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BPO 47175
Nosy @gpshead

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2022-03-30.21:28:38.739>
labels = ['type-feature']
title = 'Allow applications to tune the condition that triggers a GIL release and implementation choice in hashlib'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-30.21:28:38.739>
user = 'https://github.com/gpshead'

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activity = <Date 2022-03-30.21:28:38.739>
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components = []
creation = <Date 2022-03-30.21:28:38.739>
creator = 'gregory.p.smith'
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priority = 'low'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue47175'
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