This module provides a duplicate interface to the \refmodule{thread}module. It is meant to be imported when the \refmodule{thread} moduleis not provided on a platform.
Suggested usage is:\begin{verbatim}try: import thread as _threadexcept ImportError: import dummy_thread as _thread\end{verbatim}Be careful to not use this module where deadlock might occur from a thread being created that blocks waiting for another thread to be created. This often occurs with blocking I/O.