[issue46649] Propagate Python thread name to thread state structure
Oleg Iarygin
report at bugs.python.org
Sat Feb 5 08:55:28 EST 2022
Oleg Iarygin <oleg at arhadthedev.net> added the comment:
> bpo-15500 looks like a more generic option, debuggers should be able to retrieve thread names.
That option is not viable.
1. > Created on 2012-07-30 16:19 by bra, last changed 2022-01-19 00:32 by pitrou
2. > I don't think this should be done by default as it will break people's expectations and, perhaps worse, compatibility.
3. > It is indeed the compatibility that is the worse issue. The problem is what people have gotten used to and may have coded their applications to expect/deal with. I agree with you that most people would *not* find it surprising to see the name reflected in the OS, but I don't think the convenience of that is worth introducing a potential backward incompatibility.
Any chances?
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nosy: +arhadthedev
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