this FAQ item talks about using sleep to make sure that threads run properly:
http://effbot.org/pyfaq/none-of-my-threads-seem-to-run-why.htm I suspect it was originally written for the "thread" module, but as far as I know, the "threading" module takes care of the issues described here all by itself. so, should this item be removed? or can anyone suggest a rewrite that's more relevant for "threading" users. feel free to post suggestions (or better, an updated text) to this thread, or over at the PyFAQ staging site. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
