Which python libraries are thread-safe?

[Stuart D. Gathman]

While python threads are simple and effective, how am I to know which
library functions are thread safe and/or reentrant?  Do I have to
carefully examine the source for each one, and wrap it in a lock if I am
not convinced it is safe?  Shouldn't this be a required part of the docs
for any library module?  A lot of modules have global state which is
obviously a problem, but sometimes it is not clear.  Does tempfile work
reliably with threads?

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