The public names (Thread, Condition, etc.) used to be factory functions
returning instances of hidden classes (_Thread, _Condition, etc.),
because (if Guido recalls correctly) this code pre-dates the ability to
subclass extension types.
It is now possible to inherit from Thread and other classes, without
having to import the private underscored names like multiprocessing did.
A doc update will follow: a patch is under discussion on the issue.
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r66557 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-09-22 16:11:43 -0500 (Mon, 22 Sep 2008) | 1 line
use the new threading properties for multiprocessing (reviewed by Jesse #3927)
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r65864 | jesse.noller | 2008-08-19 14:06:19 -0500 (Tue, 19 Aug 2008) | 2 lines
issue3352: clean up the multiprocessing API to remove many get_/set_ methods and convert them to properties. Update the docs and the examples included.
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r65828 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-08-18 13:31:58 -0500 (Mon, 18 Aug 2008) | 1 line
patch up multiprocessing until it's API can be changed too
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r64125 | benjamin.peterson | 2008-06-11 12:27:50 -0500 (Wed, 11 Jun 2008) | 2 lines
give the threading API PEP 8 names
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Florent Xicluna
Éric Araujo
R. David Murray
Benjamin Peterson