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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libdummythreading.tex b/Doc/lib/libdummythreading.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7eb7076c93 --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/lib/libdummythreading.tex @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +\section{\module{dummy_thread} --- + Drop-in replacement for the \module{threading} module} + +\declaremodule[dummythreading]{standard}{dummy_threading} +\modulesynopsis{Drop-in replacement for the threading module.} + +This module provides a duplicate interface to the \refmodule{threading} module. It +is meant to be imported when the \module{threading} module is not provided on a +platform. + +Suggested usage is: + +\begin{verbatim} +try: + import threading as _threading +except ImportError: + import dummy_threading as _threading +\end{verbatim} + +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. |