Return the number of :class:`Thread` objects currently alive. The returned
count is equal to the length of the list returned by :func:`.enumerate`.
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.6
+ Added ``active_count()`` spelling.
+
.. function:: Condition()
:noindex:
:mod:`threading` module, a dummy thread object with limited functionality is
returned.
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.6
+ Added ``current_thread()`` spelling.
+
.. function:: enumerate()
:meth:`join` a thread before it has been started and attempts to do so
raises the same exception.
- .. method:: getName()
- setName()
-
- Old API for :attr:`~Thread.name`.
-
.. attribute:: name
A string used for identification purposes only. It has no semantics.
Multiple threads may be given the same name. The initial name is set by
the constructor.
+ .. versionadded:: 2.6
+
+ .. method:: getName()
+ setName()
+
+ Pre-2.6 API for :attr:`~Thread.name`.
+
.. attribute:: ident
The 'thread identifier' of this thread or ``None`` if the thread has not
until just after the :meth:`run` method terminates. The module function
:func:`.enumerate` returns a list of all alive threads.
- .. method:: isDaemon()
- setDaemon()
-
- Old API for :attr:`~Thread.daemon`.
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.6
+ Added ``is_alive()`` spelling.
.. attribute:: daemon
The entire Python program exits when no alive non-daemon threads are left.
+ .. versionadded:: 2.6
+
+ .. method:: isDaemon()
+ setDaemon()
+
+ Pre-2.6 API for :attr:`~Thread.daemon`.
+
.. _lock-objects:
calling thread has not acquired the lock when this method is called, a
:exc:`RuntimeError` is raised.
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.6
+ Added ``notify_all()`` spelling.
+
.. _semaphore-objects:
Return true if and only if the internal flag is true.
.. versionchanged:: 2.6
- The ``is_set()`` syntax is new.
+ Added ``is_set()`` spelling.
.. method:: set()