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diff --git a/Doc/library/threading.rst b/Doc/library/threading.rst index 3a446ad..458e39b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/threading.rst +++ b/Doc/library/threading.rst @@ -349,13 +349,12 @@ since it is impossible to detect the termination of alien threads. .. attribute:: native_id - The native integral thread ID of this thread. + The Thread ID (``TID``) of this thread, as assigned by the OS (kernel). This is a non-negative integer, or ``None`` if the thread has not been started. See the :func:`get_native_id` function. - This represents the Thread ID (``TID``) as assigned to the - thread by the OS (kernel). Its value may be used to uniquely identify - this particular thread system-wide (until the thread terminates, - after which the value may be recycled by the OS). + This value may be used to uniquely identify this particular thread + system-wide (until the thread terminates, after which the value + may be recycled by the OS). .. note:: |