Threads in python, what are they for?

Question

Python

Good afternoon friends!
I just can’t figure out what threads are used for in python, given that there is a GIL. all the examples on the web are based on running the timer in threads. That does not give an understanding of the issue at all. Those. why it might be needed.
If for IO operations, then there is after all asycio.
Is there a good article on this topic that would describe the actual use of threads, with a description of the reason for their use?
Maybe there is a book where real use cases are explained?

Answer 1

The issue of threads has nothing to do specifically with python. This is generally from programming as such.
their purpose is to parallelize operations when it makes sense.
a simple example is an archiver, a file manager, a utility for load testing.

Answer 2

https://geekbrains.ru/posts/python_threading_part1
https://geekbrains.ru/posts/python_multithreading_pt2
https://habr.com/ru/company/otus/blog/458694/

Answer 3

https://python-scripts.com/threading