Why is sleep() in the time-module and not in threading-module?

Question

Why is the sleep method (for sleeping a thread for some time) stored in the time-module and not in the threading-module (like in java).

I mean, is it not much more related to thread?

Answer 1

Sleep method in time module is derived from *nix sleep function (in unistd.h). It's not more thread related, it's a general function for stopping the execution of the program (or script)