1 :mod:`dummy_threading` --- Drop-in replacement for the :mod:`threading` module 2 ============================================================================== 3 4 .. module:: dummy_threading 5 :synopsis: Drop-in replacement for the threading module. 6 7 **Source code:** :source:`Lib/dummy_threading.py` 8 9 -------------- 10 11 This module provides a duplicate interface to the :mod:`threading` module. It 12 is meant to be imported when the :mod:`thread` module is not provided on a 13 platform. 14 15 Suggested usage is:: 16 17 try: 18 import threading as _threading 19 except ImportError: 20 import dummy_threading as _threading 21 22 Be careful to not use this module where deadlock might occur from a thread 23 being created that blocks waiting for another thread to be created. This often 24 occurs with blocking I/O. 25 26
