gh-117514: Add `sys._is_gil_enabled()` function (#118514)

The function returns `True` or `False` depending on whether the GIL is
currently enabled. In the default build, it always returns `True`
because the GIL is always enabled.

Doc/library/sys.rst

@@ -1199,6 +1199,14 @@ always available.
    return value of :func:`intern` around to benefit from it.
 
 
+.. function:: _is_gil_enabled()
+
+   Return :const:`True` if the :term:`GIL` is enabled and :const:`False` if
+   it is disabled.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+
 .. function:: is_finalizing()
 
    Return :const:`True` if the main Python interpreter is

Lib/test/test_sys.py

@@ -1053,6 +1053,12 @@ class SysModuleTest(unittest.TestCase):
         c = sys.getallocatedblocks()
         self.assertIn(c, range(b - 50, b + 50))
 
+    def test_is_gil_enabled(self):
+        if support.Py_GIL_DISABLED:
+            self.assertIs(type(sys._is_gil_enabled()), bool)
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(sys._is_gil_enabled())
+
     def test_is_finalizing(self):
         self.assertIs(sys.is_finalizing(), False)
         # Don't use the atexit module because _Py_Finalizing is only set

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-05-02-16-04-51.gh-issue-117514.CJiuC0.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Add ``sys._is_gil_enabled()`` function that returns whether the GIL is
+currently enabled.  In the default build it always returns ``True`` because
+the GIL is always enabled.  In the free-threaded build, it may return
+``True`` or ``False``.

Python/clinic/sysmodule.c.h

@@ -1485,6 +1485,34 @@ exit:
     return return_value;
 }
 
+PyDoc_STRVAR(sys__is_gil_enabled__doc__,
+"_is_gil_enabled($module, /)\n"
+"--\n"
+"\n"
+"Return True if the GIL is currently enabled and False otherwise.");
+
+#define SYS__IS_GIL_ENABLED_METHODDEF    \
+    {"_is_gil_enabled", (PyCFunction)sys__is_gil_enabled, METH_NOARGS, sys__is_gil_enabled__doc__},
+
+static int
+sys__is_gil_enabled_impl(PyObject *module);
+
+static PyObject *
+sys__is_gil_enabled(PyObject *module, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
+{
+    PyObject *return_value = NULL;
+    int _return_value;
+
+    _return_value = sys__is_gil_enabled_impl(module);
+    if ((_return_value == -1) && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+        goto exit;
+    }
+    return_value = PyBool_FromLong((long)_return_value);
+
+exit:
+    return return_value;
+}
+
 #ifndef SYS_GETWINDOWSVERSION_METHODDEF
     #define SYS_GETWINDOWSVERSION_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(SYS_GETWINDOWSVERSION_METHODDEF) */
@@ -1528,4 +1556,4 @@ exit:
 #ifndef SYS_GETANDROIDAPILEVEL_METHODDEF
     #define SYS_GETANDROIDAPILEVEL_METHODDEF
 #endif /* !defined(SYS_GETANDROIDAPILEVEL_METHODDEF) */
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=518424ee03e353b0 input=a9049054013a1b77]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=352ac7a0085e8a1f input=a9049054013a1b77]*/

Python/sysmodule.c

@@ -2393,6 +2393,25 @@ sys__get_cpu_count_config_impl(PyObject *module)
     return config->cpu_count;
 }
 
+/*[clinic input]
+sys._is_gil_enabled -> bool
+
+Return True if the GIL is currently enabled and False otherwise.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static int
+sys__is_gil_enabled_impl(PyObject *module)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=57732cf53f5b9120 input=7e9c47f15a00e809]*/
+{
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    return interp->ceval.gil->enabled;
+#else
+    return 1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
 static PerfMapState perf_map_state;
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyUnstable_PerfMapState_Init(void) {
@@ -2565,6 +2584,7 @@ static PyMethodDef sys_methods[] = {
     SYS__STATS_DUMP_METHODDEF
 #endif
     SYS__GET_CPU_COUNT_CONFIG_METHODDEF
+    SYS__IS_GIL_ENABLED_METHODDEF
     {NULL, NULL}  // sentinel
 };