How to check the number of currently running threads in Python?

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I'm new in python, i want to get count of running threads at any time...is there any built in support for this or i have to maintain it manually (e.g. count veriable...) ?

score 85 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 16 '17 at 08:37

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threading.active_count() seems to be what you're looking for :

Return the number of Thread objects currently alive

edited Jun 16 '17 at 08:37

Andy Baker

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great stuff, thank you. print('number of current threads is ', threading.active_count()) – FlyingZebra1 Jan 04 '20 at 21:33
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threading.activeCount() returns the same as it is an alias for the mentioned function. – therealak12 Apr 18 '20 at 07:46
@therealak12 not in snake_case – Smart Manoj Apr 14 '22 at 14:53

How to check the number of currently running threads in Python?

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