[Stackless] Population simulation in Stackless

[Aaron Watters]

Aaron Watters wrote:

> I went ahead and added a modified version of

> http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/python/worldsim.html 

at location: ftp://ftp.reportlab.com/tmp/stackless_experiments.zip

>
> updated for aug 2002 stackless and with qt dependancies removed.
> I think I didn't change the semantics (?).
>
> It was easy, but immediately pointed out problems with my "real time
> scheduler".  Here is the section of notes.txt that talks about it:
>
> """
> The "real time scheduler" doesn't work as well as it should.
> I think the problem is that
>
>    task.run()
>
> doesn't do what I expected -- I thought that when the task
> blocked control would return to the task that called "run",
> but it doesn't -- it goes to some other task.  I think this
> is wrong.  schedule() can pick any task but run() should return
> to the task that that invoked "run".  ymmv.
>
> As it is the "scheduling task" is not guaranteed to get invoked
> before a low priority task runs instead of a higher one, so
> real time priorities don't necessary get observed.
> """
>
>   -- Aaron Watters
>
> Simon Frost wrote:
>
>> Dear Stackless list,
>>
>> Has anyone played with Boudewijn Rempt's population simulation, 
>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt/python/worldsim.html , (which used the 
>> old Stackless) in the new Stackless?  I'd like to do something 
>> similar, with individuals being modelled as threads...
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Simon 
>
ps: sometimes two mistakes are better than one.  I forgot the location 
in the first message
  and also forgot to copy the stackless list, thus accidentally wasting 
less bandwidth.


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