python name a thread code example

Example 1: how to change a thread name in python

#do this
import threading
threding.current_thread().name = "name_of_the_thread"

Example 2: python daemon thread

import threading
import time


def print_work_a():
    print('Starting of thread :', threading.currentThread().name)
    time.sleep(2)
    print('Finishing of thread :', threading.currentThread().name)


def print_work_b():
    print('Starting of thread :', threading.currentThread().name)
    print('Finishing of thread :', threading.currentThread().name)

a = threading.Thread(target=print_work_a, name='Thread-a')
b = threading.Thread(target=print_work_b, name='Thread-b')

a.start()
b.start()