PyBitmessage/src/helper_threading.py

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"""set_thread_name for threads that don't use StoppableThread"""
import threading
try:
import prctl
except ImportError:
def set_thread_name(name):
"""Set the thread name for external use (visible from the OS)."""
threading.current_thread().name = name
else:
def set_thread_name(name):
"""Set a name for the thread for python internal use."""
prctl.set_name(name)
def _thread_name_hack(self):
set_thread_name(self.name)
threading.Thread.__bootstrap_original__(self)
# pylint: disable=protected-access
threading.Thread.__bootstrap_original__ = threading.Thread._Thread__bootstrap
threading.Thread._Thread__bootstrap = _thread_name_hack