[issue7680] pythonw crash while attempting to start() a thread object

[dontbugme]

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PythonW.exe crash, tested under Windows 7 x86 / x64, Python v2.6.4.
The crash can be reproduced by opening and running the attached code in IDLE.
TY!

Error Message:
Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error!
Program: C:\Python26\pythonw.exe
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

Code:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import threading

class MyThread (threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        
    def run(self):
        print 'hello, dude!'
        
t = MyThread()
t.start()

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components: IDLE
messages: 97622
nosy: dontbugme
severity: normal
status: open
title: pythonw crash while attempting to start() a thread object
type: crash
versions: Python 2.6

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