threading

[Parimala]

Hello,

       I am using *python2.5.1* version to run my test scripts. I want 
to use '*threading*' module in my tests. As a startup program, I had run 
the following one.

*import threading
import sys
import time

def hello():
  i=0
  try:
    while i<10:
      print "hi"
      time.sleep(1)
      i+=1
  except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print 'KeyboardInterrupt'
    raise KeyboardInterrupt

try:
  thread=threading.Thread(target=hello,args=())
  thread.start()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
  print 'KeyboardInterrupt'
  raise KeyboardInterrupt*

once program starts, problem is..
I am not able to abort the thread using (CTRL+C) *KeyboardInterrupt*.  
While running if I press CTRL+C, it won't generate any exception until 
the end of the execution. Once the execution gets over,  it will give 
"*Exception exceptions.KeyboardInterrupt in <module 'threading' from 
'C:\python25\lib\threading.py*'*> ignored*" this message and exits.

I had gone through some documents, it says if a thread is joined with 
*.join()* method then we can't stop that process until it releases the 
lock what it acquired. But in the above program I didn't use *.join()* 
method but still I am not able to abort the thread.

Could you please suggest me how can I abort the thread at any point in 
time using CTRL+C.

Thank you.

Regards,
Parimala.






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