17.10. "_dummy_thread" — Drop-in replacement for the "_thread" module
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**Source code:** Lib/_dummy_thread.py

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This module provides a duplicate interface to the "_thread" module.
It is meant to be imported when the "_thread" module is not provided
on a platform.

Suggested usage is:

   try:
       import _thread
   except ImportError:
       import _dummy_thread as _thread

Be careful to not use this module where deadlock might occur from a
thread being created that blocks waiting for another thread to be
created.  This often occurs with blocking I/O.
