| Georg Brandl | 116aa62 | 2007-08-15 14:28:22 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | |
| 2 | :mod:`dummy_thread` --- Drop-in replacement for the :mod:`thread` module |
| 3 | ======================================================================== |
| 4 | |
| 5 | .. module:: dummy_thread |
| 6 | :synopsis: Drop-in replacement for the thread module. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | This module provides a duplicate interface to the :mod:`thread` module. It is |
| 10 | meant to be imported when the :mod:`thread` module is not provided on a |
| 11 | platform. |
| 12 | |
| 13 | Suggested usage is:: |
| 14 | |
| 15 | try: |
| 16 | import thread as _thread |
| 17 | except ImportError: |
| 18 | import dummy_thread as _thread |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Be careful to not use this module where deadlock might occur from a thread |
| 21 | being created that blocks waiting for another thread to be created. This often |
| 22 | occurs with blocking I/O. |
| 23 | |