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Python threading Module Methods

Python threading Module has the following built-in functions.

Method	Description
active_count()	Returns the number of Thread objects that are active at any instant.
current_thread()	Returns the current Thread object, which corresponds to the caller's thread of control.
enumerate()	Returns the list of all the Thread class objects which are currently alive.
get_ident()	Returns the "thread identifier" of the current thread.
get_native_id()	Return the native Thread ID of the current thread which is assigned by the kernel.
main_thread()	Return the main Thread object.
setprofile()	Sets a profile method for all the threads that are created by the threading module. The func method is passed to sys.profile() for each method.
settrace()	Sets a trace function for all the threads that are created by threading module. The func function is passed to sys.settrace() for each method.
stack_size()	Return the thread stack size needed while creating new threads.

Reference:: https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html