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Python Thread Class Methods

Python Thread Class has the following built-in functions.

Method	Description
getName()	Returns the name of the thread.
is_alive()	Checks whether that thread is alive or not.
join()	Blocks the calling thread till the time the thread whose join() method is called terminates, either normally or through an unhandled exception.
run()	Represent a thread's activity.
setName()	Sets the name of the thread.
start()	Starts a thread's activity.