Introduction

Threads are used for running several programs concurrently in a single process, so they help in implementing multitasking. Threads, once created, execute simultaneously and independently of each other. Threads are basically small processes that are created for executing certain tasks independently. Threads can be pre-empted, that is, interrupted or stopped temporarily by setting them in sleep mode and then resuming execution.

To work with threads in Python, we will be making use of its threading module. The threading module provides several methods that provide information on currently active threads. A few of the methods provided by the threading module are as follows:

• threading.activeCount(): This method returns the number of currently active thread objects
• threading.currentThread(): This method returns the current thread object
• threading.enumerate(): This method returns a list of all currently active thread objects

Besides the preceding methods, the threading module has the Thread...