Function start_thread

recipes/Python/577633_Directory_Pruner_2/recipe-577633.py:259–261

Start a new thread and wrap with error catching.

(function, *args, **kwargs)

# Allow starting threads that can be debugged.

def start_thread(function, *args, **kwargs):
    "Start a new thread and wrap with error catching."
    _thread.start_new_thread(_bootstrap, (function, args, kwargs))

def _bootstrap(function, args, kwargs):
    "Run function with arguments and log any errors."