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On 11/04/2014 16:53, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 1:36 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
>> The simplest example: there's no general way to terminate a thread.
>> Hacks exist for some occasions, but they can hardly be considered
>> graceful.
>
> Having followed python-list for some time now, I have to agree... you
> can't terminate a thread, no matter how many posts it has in it!
>
> ChrisA
>

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