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In Python 2 there is a function thread.interrupt_main(), which raises a KeyboardInterrupt exception in the main thread when called from a subthread.
This is also available through _thread.interrupt_main() in Python 3, but it's a low-level "support module", mostly for use within other standard modules.
What is the modern way of doing this in Python 3, presumably through the threading module, if there is one?
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Creating Thread Using Threading ModuleDefine a new subclass of the Thread class. Override the __init__(self [,args]) method to add additional arguments. Then, override the run(self [,args]) method to implement what the thread should do when started.
Python doesn't support multi-threading because Python on the Cpython interpreter does not support true multi-core execution via multithreading.
In order to kill a thread, we use hidden function _stop() this function is not documented but might disappear in the next version of python.
Thread class can be extended to run code in another thread. This can be achieved by first extending the class, just like any other Python class. Then the run() function of the threading. Thread class must be overridden to contain the code that you wish to execute in another thread.
Well raising an exception manually is kinda low-level, so if you think you have to do that just use _thread.interrupt_main() since that's the equivalent you asked for (threading module itself doesn't provide this).
It could be that there is a more elegant way to achieve your ultimate goal, though. Maybe setting and checking a flag would be already enough or using a threading.Event like @RFmyD already suggested, or using message passing over a queue.Queue. It depends on your specific setup.
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