import threading

__author__ = "Amit Saha <amitksaha@netbeans.org>"
__date__ = "$29 Nov, 2008 9:51:03 PM$"


# 'child' thread

class Parent (threading.Thread):

    def __init__(self, ThVar):
        """Documentation"""

        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.ThVar = ThVar


    def run (self):
        print "Thread started with ID", threading.currentThread()
        print "Value recieved", self.ThVar

        for i in range (0, 100000):
            print "Active threads now", threading.activeCount()


# Main thread

#for i in range(0, 3):
print "Active Threads", threading.activeCount()

ThVar = 1
parent = Parent(ThVar)
parent.start();