[Python-Dev] PEP 3148 ready for pronouncement

[Jeffrey Yasskin]

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Brian Quinlan <brian at sweetapp.com> wrote:
>
> On May 28, 2010, at 11:57 AM, Reid Kleckner wrote:
>
>> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 4:13 AM, Brian Quinlan <brian at sweetapp.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Keep in mind that this library magic is consistent with the library magic
>>> that the threading module does - unless the user sets Thread.daemon to
>>> True,
>>> the interpreter does *not* exit until the thread does.
>>
>> Is there a compelling to make the threads daemon threads?  If not,
>> perhaps they can just be normal threads, and you can rely on the
>> threading module to wait for them to finish.
>
> Did you read my explanation of the reasoning behind my approach?

You should try to link to explanations. These have been long threads,
and it's often hard to find the previous message where a subject was
addressed.