How do I kill a thread that was started with thread.start_new_thread

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How do I kill a thread that was started with thread.start_new_thread? Thank you!

import thread

def test_thread():
    for i in range(100):
       sleep(1)
       print('time %r' % time())
    print('%r' % 'thread is done')

thread.start_new_thread(test_thread,())

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '17 at 23:01

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Here is the solution to my problem where the Thread can be paused and resumed on demand.

answered Dec 27 '17 at 23:01

Valentyn

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I want to kill it, not pause or resume – Valentyn Feb 15 '18 at 16:06

How do I kill a thread that was started with thread.start_new_thread

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