from _pydev_imps._pydev_saved_modules import threading # Hack for https://sw-brainwy.rhcloud.com/tracker/PyDev/363 (i.e.: calling isAlive() can throw AssertionError under some circumstances) # It is required to debug threads started by start_new_thread in Python 3.4 _temp = threading.Thread() if hasattr(_temp, '_is_stopped'): # Python 3.4 has this def is_thread_alive(t): try: return not t._is_stopped except: return t.isAlive() elif hasattr(_temp, '_Thread__stopped'): # Python 2.7 has this def is_thread_alive(t): try: return not t._Thread__stopped except: return t.isAlive() else: # Haven't checked all other versions, so, let's use the regular isAlive call in this case. def is_thread_alive(t): return t.isAlive() del _temp