python's threading has no "interrupt"?

[Jane Austine]

> >
> >
> >>As far as I know python's threading module models after Java's.
> >>However, I can't find something equivalent to Java's interrupt and
> >>isInterrupted methods, along with InterruptedException.
> >>"somethread.interrupt()" will wake somethread up when it's in
> >>sleeping/waiting state.
> >>
> >>Is there any way of doing this with python's thread? I suppose thread
> >>interrupt is a very primitive functionality for stopping a blocked
> >>thread.
> >>    
> >>
> >Well, I haven't got any answer since I posted it. Meanwhile, I have
> >been searching for it myself. Something new has been added in 2.3 in
> >thread module. That's interrupt_main. But, unfortunately, it is the
> >opposite of what I expected; It interrupts the main thread.
> >
> >After all this, I am a bit disappointed about Python. (it's sad)
> >  
> >
> Did you try condition objects?   threading.Condition
> 
> Example from the library reference:
> 
> # Consume one item
> cv.acquire()
> while not an_item_is_available():
>     cv.wait()
> get_an_available_item()
> cv.release()
> 
> # Produce one item
> cv.acquire()
> make_an_item_available()
> cv.notify()
> cv.release()
> 
> 
> You can block a thread with a condition object by calling its 'wait()' 
> method. You can
> call the 'notify()' method from another thread and that will 'interrupt' 
> the blocked thread.
> 
> It is not the very same thing, but I suspect you can use it for the same 
> purposes.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
>    Laci 1.0

Thanks, but it doesn't give a solution. The problem is that there can
be multiple condition variables and I have to interrupt the thread no
matter what condition variable is waiting.