# example of running a function in another thread
from time import sleep
import threading


# a function that blocks for a moment
def task(arg1, arg2):
    print (threading.current_thread().name, " Running!")
    print ("Identifier: ", threading.current_thread().ident)
    print ("Native Identifier: ", threading.current_thread().native_id,)
    
    # block for a moment
    sleep(1)
    # display a message
    print("arg1=",arg1)
    print("arg2=",arg2)


# create a thread
thread = threading.Thread(target=task, args=("One",2))
#display attributes
print("Thread Name:",thread.name)
print("Background Thread?:",thread.daemon)
print("Thread Identifier:",thread.ident)
print("Thread Native Identifier:",thread.native_id)
print("Alive?:",thread.is_alive())

# run the thread
thread.start()
#display attributes

print("Started Thread Name:",thread.name)
print("Alive?:",thread.is_alive())
print("Thread Identifier:",thread.ident)
print("Thread Native Identifier:",thread.native_id)

# wait for the thread to finish
print('Waiting for the thread...')
thread.join()

print("Ended Thread Name:",thread.name)
print("Alive?:",thread.is_alive())
print("Thread Identifier:",thread.ident)
print("Thread Native Identifier:",thread.native_id)