Threads in Solaris?

[Martin von Loewis]

jwray at mifund.com writes:

> I wrote a threaded app on my win2k box, not realizing that threads 
> weren't part of the standard python install. Now that i want to 
> install my code on a solaris box it complains that it doesn't have 
> thread.py. I would copy the one from my win2k box, but it imports 
> win32, which I'm sure wouldn't work out.

There is no thread.py module on win32; threading is a builtin module.

> So my question is, where can I get a threading module for solaris? 
> I've read off verious sites that one exists, but I haven't been able 
> to find it for download.

The "threading" module works portably on all platforms, using the
"thread" module as a foundation. To enable threads on Solaris, you
must recompile your Python installation, giving the --enable-threads
configure option. Depending on the Python version you are using, this
option may be the default.

Regards,
Martin