In article <mailman.3582.1363853304.2939.python-list at python.org>, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote: > On 3/20/2013 10:03 AM, franzferdinand wrote: > > Ok, thanks everybody! > > Threads are like the Sorcerer's Apprentice. You can start 'em, but you > cannot stop 'em ;-) Of course you can stop threads. Just call _exit(). No more threads!