# Python 3.13 without GIL: Real-World Threading Finally Works

DevFeed: [Python 3.13 without GIL: Real-World Threading Finally Works](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/python-3-13-without-gil-real-world-threading-finally-works-43.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.abhimanyu-saharan.com/posts/making-the-gil-optional-a-deep-dive-into-pep-703>)

Author: Abhimanyu Saharan

Published: 2025-05-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Abhimanyu Saharan](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/abhimanyu-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Python 3.13](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python-3-13.md>)

Tags: [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [multithreading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multithreading.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [python-3-13](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python-3-13.md>), [threading](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threading.md>)

## AI overview

An examination of Python 3.13's optional GIL, including installation steps, measured multithreading gains, and situations where threading outperforms multiprocessing.

## Source excerpt

Tested Python 3.13's optional GIL. Shared results showing real multithreading gains, install steps, and when it outperforms multiprocessing.