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 "id": "micropython-thread-unsafe-on-rp2350-means-no-gil",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "MicroPython _thread 'unsafe' on RP2350 means no GIL \u2014 real 1.8-2.0x parallelism with zero atomicity",
 "symptom": "The 'unsafe' label gives no indication of whether the second core is actually useful or what specifically is unsafe about it.",
 "hw": [
  "rp2350",
  "pico2"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Understand what MicroPython is warning about when it reports _thread as 'unsafe' on the RP2350, before relying on the second core",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}