From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:01:06 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Get rid of the lock; it's no longer needed.
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.2a1~369
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7e0e9555b73feb664e5fa92f593fcb61b7135e45;p=python

Get rid of the lock; it's no longer needed.
---

diff --git a/Demo/tkinter/guido/brownian.py b/Demo/tkinter/guido/brownian.py
index b08a9561cb..8007f141cb 100644
--- a/Demo/tkinter/guido/brownian.py
+++ b/Demo/tkinter/guido/brownian.py
@@ -16,25 +16,15 @@ FILL = 'red'
 
 stop = 0                                # Set when main loop exits
 
-lock = threading.Lock()                 # Protects the random generator
-
 def particle(canvas):
     r = RADIUS
-    lock.acquire()
-    try:
-        x = random.gauss(WIDTH/2.0, SIGMA)
-        y = random.gauss(HEIGHT/2.0, SIGMA)
-    finally:
-        lock.release()
+    x = random.gauss(WIDTH/2.0, SIGMA)
+    y = random.gauss(HEIGHT/2.0, SIGMA)
     p = canvas.create_oval(x-r, y-r, x+r, y+r, fill=FILL)
     while not stop:
-        lock.acquire()
-        try:
-            dx = random.gauss(0, BUZZ)
-            dy = random.gauss(0, BUZZ)
-            dt = random.expovariate(LAMBDA)
-        finally:
-            lock.release()
+        dx = random.gauss(0, BUZZ)
+        dy = random.gauss(0, BUZZ)
+        dt = random.expovariate(LAMBDA)
         try:
             canvas.move(p, dx, dy)
         except TclError: