Threading in Python: What Is a Thread?

Published: 21 November 2019
on channel: Real Python
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You’ll cover some terminology:

- CPU (central processing unit) is a piece of hardware in a computer that executes binary code.
- OS (operating system) is software that schedules when programs can use the CPU.
- Process is a program that is being executed.
- Thread is part of a process.

Blocking happens when a thread is stuck, waiting for a something to finish so it can complete its function. When single-threaded apps get blocked, this causes a poor user experience and slower overall execution time.

Multi-threaded apps can execute more than one function at what appears to be the same time. While one thread is blocked, other threads can continue their execution.

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