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6 | 6 |
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7 | 7 | **Source code:** :source:`Lib/threading.py` |
8 | 8 |
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| 9 | +This module constructs higher-level threading interfaces on top of the lower |
| 10 | +level :mod:`_thread` module. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +.. versionchanged:: 3.7 |
| 13 | + This module used to be optional, it is now always available. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +.. seealso:: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + :class:`concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor` offers a higher level interface |
| 18 | + to push tasks to a background thread without blocking execution of the |
| 19 | + calling thread, while still being able to retrieve their results when needed. |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | + :mod:`queue` provides a thread-safe interface for exchanging data between |
| 22 | + running threads. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + :mod:`asyncio` offers an alternative approach to achieving task level |
| 25 | + concurrency without requiring the use of multiple operating system threads. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +.. note:: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | + In the Python 2.x series, this module contained ``camelCase`` names |
| 30 | + for some methods and functions. These are deprecated as of Python 3.10, |
| 31 | + but they are still supported for compatibility with Python 2.5 and lower. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +.. impl-detail:: |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + In CPython, due to the :term:`Global Interpreter Lock |
| 37 | + <global interpreter lock>`, only one thread |
| 38 | + can execute Python code at once (even though certain performance-oriented |
| 39 | + libraries might overcome this limitation). |
| 40 | + If you want your application to make better use of the computational |
| 41 | + resources of multi-core machines, you are advised to use |
| 42 | + :mod:`multiprocessing` or :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor`. |
| 43 | + However, threading is still an appropriate model if you want to run |
| 44 | + multiple I/O-bound tasks simultaneously. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +.. include:: ../includes/wasm-notavail.rst |
| 47 | + |
9 | 48 | -------------- |
10 | 49 |
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11 | 50 | Introduction |
@@ -56,45 +95,6 @@ creating and starting threads using :class:`~threading.Thread`:: |
56 | 95 | for t in threads: |
57 | 96 | t.join() |
58 | 97 |
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59 | | -This module constructs higher-level threading interfaces on top of the lower |
60 | | -level :mod:`_thread` module. |
61 | | - |
62 | | -.. versionchanged:: 3.7 |
63 | | - This module used to be optional, it is now always available. |
64 | | - |
65 | | -.. seealso:: |
66 | | - |
67 | | - :class:`concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor` offers a higher level interface |
68 | | - to push tasks to a background thread without blocking execution of the |
69 | | - calling thread, while still being able to retrieve their results when needed. |
70 | | - |
71 | | - :mod:`queue` provides a thread-safe interface for exchanging data between |
72 | | - running threads. |
73 | | - |
74 | | - :mod:`asyncio` offers an alternative approach to achieving task level |
75 | | - concurrency without requiring the use of multiple operating system threads. |
76 | | - |
77 | | -.. note:: |
78 | | - |
79 | | - In the Python 2.x series, this module contained ``camelCase`` names |
80 | | - for some methods and functions. These are deprecated as of Python 3.10, |
81 | | - but they are still supported for compatibility with Python 2.5 and lower. |
82 | | - |
83 | | - |
84 | | -.. impl-detail:: |
85 | | - |
86 | | - In CPython, due to the :term:`Global Interpreter Lock |
87 | | - <global interpreter lock>`, only one thread |
88 | | - can execute Python code at once (even though certain performance-oriented |
89 | | - libraries might overcome this limitation). |
90 | | - If you want your application to make better use of the computational |
91 | | - resources of multi-core machines, you are advised to use |
92 | | - :mod:`multiprocessing` or :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor`. |
93 | | - However, threading is still an appropriate model if you want to run |
94 | | - multiple I/O-bound tasks simultaneously. |
95 | | - |
96 | | -.. include:: ../includes/wasm-notavail.rst |
97 | | - |
98 | 98 | This module defines the following functions: |
99 | 99 |
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100 | 100 |
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