Function current_thread

Lib/threading.py:1463–1473

Return the current Thread object, corresponding to the caller's thread of control. If the caller's thread of control was not created through the threading module, a dummy thread object with limited functionality is returned.

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# Global API functions

def current_thread():
    """Return the current Thread object, corresponding to the caller's thread of control.

    If the caller's thread of control was not created through the threading
    module, a dummy thread object with limited functionality is returned.

    """
    try:
        return _active[get_ident()]
    except KeyError:
        return _DummyThread()

def currentThread():
    """Return the current Thread object, corresponding to the caller's thread of control.