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authorBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2005-01-08 02:43:53 (GMT)
committerBrett Cannon <bcannon@gmail.com>2005-01-08 02:43:53 (GMT)
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In _DummyThread objects the lock stored in __block (allocated thanks to
_Thread.__init__) was never used. This is a waste since locks use OS primitives that are in limited supply. So the lock is deleted in _DummyThread.__init__ . Closes bug #1089632.
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diff --git a/Lib/threading.py b/Lib/threading.py
index 860c2fd..61c25b6 100644
--- a/Lib/threading.py
+++ b/Lib/threading.py
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ class _DummyThread(Thread):
def __init__(self):
Thread.__init__(self, name=_newname("Dummy-%d"))
+ del self._Thread__block
self._Thread__started = True
_active_limbo_lock.acquire()
_active[_get_ident()] = self