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+# test _thread lock objects where a lock is acquired/released by a different thread
+
+import _thread
+
+
+def thread_entry():
+ print("thread about to release lock")
+ lock.release()
+
+
+lock = _thread.allocate_lock()
+lock.acquire()
+_thread.start_new_thread(thread_entry, ())
+lock.acquire()
+print("main has lock")
+lock.release()