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What is the free-threaded CPython (PEP 703, Python 3.13)?

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The correct answer is A) A Python build with the GIL removed optionally for true multi-core parallelism

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Correct Answer

A Python build with the GIL removed optionally for true multi-core parallelism

Explanation

Python 3.13 introduces a --disable-gil build (PYTHON_GIL=0). It removes the GIL to allow true multi-core parallelism at the cost of some single-threaded performance and compatibility.

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