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										 |  |  | \section{\module{dummy_thread} --- | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |          Drop-in replacement for the \module{thread} module} | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | \declaremodule[dummythread]{standard}{dummy_thread} | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | \modulesynopsis{Drop-in replacement for the \refmodule{thread} module.} | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | This module provides a duplicate interface to the \refmodule{thread} | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | module.  It is meant to be imported when the \refmodule{thread} module | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | is not provided on a platform. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Suggested usage is: | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | \begin{verbatim} | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | try: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |     import thread as _thread | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | except ImportError: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  |     import dummy_thread as _thread | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | \end{verbatim} | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | 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. |