[issue8103] threading.start() : unable to restart thread

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc added the comment: By design, a thread object can be started only once: http://docs.python.org/library/threading.html#threading.Thread.start You should create another threading.Thread object. -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc resolution: -> invalid status: open -> clos

[issue8103] threading.start() : unable to restart thread

Changes by R. David Murray : -- keywords: +easy nosy: +jnoller priority: -> normal stage: -> test needed ___ Python tracker ___ ___ P

[issue8103] threading.start() : unable to restart thread

New submission from Benjamin VENELLE : Hi, I've found a bug in threading module. "self._started" event is never cleared when thread terminates. So, at line 452, in start() function, the test "if self._started.is_set():" prevents any restart. PS: I saw this bug in Python 3.1.1 32 bit on a Wind