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diff --git a/Doc/library/thread.rst b/Doc/library/thread.rst index c9be598..ca70403 100644 --- a/Doc/library/thread.rst +++ b/Doc/library/thread.rst @@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ single: semaphores, binary This module provides low-level primitives for working with multiple threads -(a.k.a. :dfn:`light-weight processes` or :dfn:`tasks`) --- multiple threads of +(also called :dfn:`light-weight processes` or :dfn:`tasks`) --- multiple threads of control sharing their global data space. For synchronization, simple locks -(a.k.a. :dfn:`mutexes` or :dfn:`binary semaphores`) are provided. +(also called :dfn:`mutexes` or :dfn:`binary semaphores`) are provided. +The :mod:`threading` module provides an easier to use and higher-level +threading API built on top of this module. .. index:: single: pthreads |