can't start new thread

[Peter Hansen]

jdonnell wrote:
> I'm at a loss on this one. I have a multithreaded script that gets
> 'thread.error: can't start new thread' errors seemingly randomly. I
> just got it right after starting the script when it was trying to
> create the 5th thread. Usually the script will run for a while before
> throwing this error, but sometimes it throws it right away.

Often posting the actual traceback, cut and pasted without editing, is 
highly effective at helping us provide a useful answer...

-Peter