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Diffstat (limited to 'Modules')
| -rw-r--r-- | Modules/_threadmodule.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_threadmodule.c b/Modules/_threadmodule.c index 81e8984..fe63c4b 100644 --- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c +++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c @@ -616,8 +616,14 @@ thread__count(PyObject *self) PyDoc_STRVAR(_count_doc, "_count() -> integer\n\ \n\ -Return the number of currently running (sub)threads.\n\ -This excludes the main thread."); +\ +Return the number of currently running Python threads, excluding \n\ +the main thread. The returned number comprises all threads created\n\ +through `start_new_thread()` as well as `threading.Thread`, and not\n\ +yet finished.\n\ +\n\ +This function is meant for internal and specialized purposes only.\n\ +In most applications `threading.enumerate()` should be used instead."); static PyObject * thread_stack_size(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) |