Python Concurrency and Parallel Programming

  1. Threading for I/O-Bound Concurrency
    1. Threading Module Fundamentals
      1. Module overview and capabilities
        1. Import statements and basic usage
          1. Threading model in Python
          2. Thread Creation and Management
            1. Thread Class Usage
              1. Basic thread instantiation
                1. Thread subclassing patterns
                  1. Target function specification
                  2. Thread Lifecycle
                    1. Thread starting with start()
                      1. Thread joining with join()
                        1. Thread termination handling
                        2. Daemon Threads
                          1. Daemon vs non-daemon behavior
                            1. Daemon thread use cases
                              1. Process termination implications
                              2. Argument Passing
                                1. Using args parameter
                                  1. Using kwargs parameter
                                    1. Shared state considerations
                                  2. Thread Synchronization Primitives
                                    1. Race Conditions and Shared State
                                      1. Shared variable problems
                                        1. Data corruption scenarios
                                          1. Critical section identification
                                          2. Basic Locks
                                            1. Lock acquisition and release
                                              1. Context manager usage
                                                1. Lock contention handling
                                                2. Reentrant Locks
                                                  1. Recursive locking capabilities
                                                    1. RLock use cases
                                                      1. Deadlock prevention
                                                      2. Semaphores
                                                        1. Counting semaphore behavior
                                                          1. Resource access limiting
                                                            1. Semaphore initialization
                                                            2. Events
                                                              1. Event signaling mechanisms
                                                                1. Thread coordination patterns
                                                                  1. Event state management
                                                                  2. Condition Variables
                                                                    1. Producer-consumer coordination
                                                                      1. Wait and notify operations
                                                                        1. Condition predicate checking
                                                                        2. Barriers
                                                                          1. Multi-thread synchronization
                                                                            1. Barrier initialization
                                                                              1. Barrier waiting behavior
                                                                            2. Thread-Safe Data Structures
                                                                              1. Queue Module Overview
                                                                                1. Thread safety guarantees
                                                                                  1. Queue types and behaviors
                                                                                  2. FIFO Queue
                                                                                    1. First-in-first-out behavior
                                                                                      1. Basic queue operations
                                                                                        1. Blocking and non-blocking modes
                                                                                        2. LIFO Queue
                                                                                          1. Last-in-first-out behavior
                                                                                            1. Stack-like operations
                                                                                              1. Use case scenarios
                                                                                              2. Priority Queue
                                                                                                1. Priority-based ordering
                                                                                                  1. Heap implementation details
                                                                                                    1. Priority assignment strategies
                                                                                                  2. Threading Pitfalls and Solutions
                                                                                                    1. Race Condition Management
                                                                                                      1. Detection techniques
                                                                                                        1. Prevention strategies
                                                                                                          1. Testing for race conditions
                                                                                                          2. Deadlock Prevention
                                                                                                            1. Circular wait conditions
                                                                                                              1. Lock ordering strategies
                                                                                                                1. Timeout mechanisms
                                                                                                                2. Thread Starvation
                                                                                                                  1. Resource starvation causes
                                                                                                                    1. Fairness implementation
                                                                                                                      1. Priority inversion problems
                                                                                                                    2. Thread-Local Storage
                                                                                                                      1. Threading Local Objects
                                                                                                                        1. Thread-specific data storage
                                                                                                                          1. Local object lifecycle
                                                                                                                            1. Use cases and limitations