# gevent

> Green threads hold many I/O waits per process, so a slow database stops holding a worker. Monkey patching can break a library. 30 KB per connection.

## What it unlocks

[Gunicorn with gevent](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/runtimes/gevent.md)

## Prerequisites

Research these first: [Python](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/lang-python.md).

## Facts

gevent
- **Track:** Runtimes
- **Era:** [Seed](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/eras/seed.md)
- **Cost:** 400 400
- **Requires:** [Python](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/lang-python.md)

## See also

- [Research tree](https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research.md)

Source: https://wiki.playquorum.dev/research/gevent