parameters: (self)
docstring: Start the thread's activity.
  
          It must be called at most once per thread object. It arranges for the
          object's run() method to be invoked in a separate thread of control.
  
          This method will raise a RuntimeError if called more than once on the
          same thread object.
docstring_summary: Start the thread's activity.
docstring_tokens: Start the thread s activity .
function: def start(self):
          """Start the thread's activity.
  
          It must be called at most once per thread object. It arranges for the
          object's run() method to be invoked in a separate thread of control.
  
          This method will raise a RuntimeError if called more than once on the
          same thread object.
  
          """
          if not self.__initialized:
              raise RuntimeError("thread.__init__() not called")
          if self.__started.is_set():
              raise RuntimeError("threads can only be started once")
          if __debug__:
              self._note("%s.start(): starting thread", self)
          with _active_limbo_lock:
              _limbo[self] = self
          try:
              _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())
          except Exception:
              with _active_limbo_lock:
                  del _limbo[self]
              raise
          self.__started.wait()
function_tokens: def start ( self ) : if not self . __initialized : raise RuntimeError ( "thread.__init__() not called" ) if self . __started . is_set ( ) : raise RuntimeError ( "threads can only be started once" ) if __debug__ : self . _note ( "%s.start(): starting thread" , self ) with _active_limbo_lock : _limbo [ self ] = self try : _start_new_thread ( self . __bootstrap , ( ) ) except Exception : with _active_limbo_lock : del _limbo [ self ] raise self . __started . wait ( )