Class catch_threading_exception

Lib/test/support/threading_helper.py:162–216

Context manager catching threading.Thread exception using threading.excepthook. Attributes set when an exception is caught: * exc_type * exc_value * exc_traceback * thread See threading.excepthook() documentation for these attributes. These attributes are del

class catch_threading_exception:
    """
    Context manager catching threading.Thread exception using
    threading.excepthook.

    Attributes set when an exception is caught:

    * exc_type
    * exc_value
    * exc_traceback
    * thread

    See threading.excepthook() documentation for these attributes.

    These attributes are deleted at the context manager exit.

    Usage:

        with threading_helper.catch_threading_exception() as cm:
            # code spawning a thread which raises an exception
            ...

            # check the thread exception, use cm attributes:
            # exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, thread
            ...

        # exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback, thread attributes of cm no longer
        # exists at this point
        # (to avoid reference cycles)
    """

    def __init__(self):
        self.exc_type = None
        self.exc_value = None
        self.exc_traceback = None
        self.thread = None
        self._old_hook = None

    def _hook(self, args):
        self.exc_type = args.exc_type
        self.exc_value = args.exc_value
        self.exc_traceback = args.exc_traceback
        self.thread = args.thread

    def __enter__(self):
        self._old_hook = threading.excepthook
        threading.excepthook = self._hook
        return self

    def __exit__(self, *exc_info):
        threading.excepthook = self._old_hook
        del self.exc_type
        del self.exc_value
        del self.exc_traceback
        del self.thread


def _can_start_thread() -> bool: