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diff --git a/tests/thread/thread_start1.py b/tests/thread/thread_start1.py
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+# test basic capability to start a new thread
+#
+# MIT license; Copyright (c) 2016 Damien P. George on behalf of Pycom Ltd
+
+try:
+    import utime as time
+except ImportError:
+    import time
+import _thread
+
+def foo():
+    pass
+
+def thread_entry(n):
+    for i in range(n):
+        foo()
+
+_thread.start_new_thread(thread_entry, (10,))
+_thread.start_new_thread(thread_entry, (20,))
+
+# wait for threads to finish
+time.sleep(0.2)
+print('done')