symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Doc/library/dummy_thread.rst
author Gareth Stockwell <gareth.stockwell@accenture.com>
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:40:40 +0100
branchgraphics-phase-3
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Fixes to syborg-graphicswrapper.vcproj These changes allow syborg-graphicswrapper to link against the hostthreadadapter and khronosapiwrapper libraries built by the graphics.simulator component. The .vcproj file uses relative paths, which requires that the following three packages are laid out as follows: os/ graphics adapt/ graphics.simulator qemu

:mod:`dummy_thread` --- Drop-in replacement for the :mod:`thread` module
========================================================================

.. module:: dummy_thread
   :synopsis: Drop-in replacement for the thread module.

.. note::
   The :mod:`dummy_thread` module has been renamed to :mod:`_dummy_thread` in
   Python 3.0.  The :term:`2to3` tool will automatically adapt imports when
   converting your sources to 3.0; however, you should consider using the
   high-lever :mod:`dummy_threading` module instead.


This module provides a duplicate interface to the :mod:`thread` module.  It is
meant to be imported when the :mod:`thread` module is not provided on a
platform.

Suggested usage is::

   try:
       import thread as _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.