Python: Essential Reference, Third Edition

threading

The threading module provides high-level thread support with a Thread class and classes for various synchronization primitives. It’s built using the lower-level thread module.

The following utility functions are available:

						activeCount()

Returns the number of currently active Thread objects.

						currentThread()

Returns the Thread object corresponding to the caller’s thread of control.

						enumerate()

Returns a list of all currently active Thread objects.

						local()

Returns a local object that allows for the storage of thread-local data. This object is guaranteed to be unique in each thread.

						setprofile(func)

Sets a profile function that will be used for all threads created. func is passed to sys.setprofile() before each thread starts running. ...