python threading limited to 1 or 2 cores

[Konstantin Svist]

  On 10/14/2010 06:35 PM, Kevin Abbey wrote:
>    Hi,
>
> I've discovered from a user I support that the python in fedora 13 does
> not use all cores with the threading module but when the python source
> is complied and installed with default options then all cores are used.
>
> Can someone explain why this is happening?
> Is there a setting to allow users to use all cores?  The server has 48
> cores and many others have 8 or 16.
>
> Thank you,
> Kevin
>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Interpreter_Lock