Index: src/org/python/modules/PyLocal.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/python/modules/PyLocal.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/org/python/modules/PyLocal.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package org.python.modules;
+
+import org.python.core.Py;
+import org.python.core.PyBuiltinMethod;
+import org.python.core.PyDictionary;
+import org.python.core.PyGetSetDescr;
+import org.python.core.PyMethodDescr;
+import org.python.core.PyBuiltinFunction;
+import org.python.core.PyNewWrapper;
+import org.python.core.PyObject;
+import org.python.core.PyType;
+
+public class PyLocal extends PyObject {
+    //~ BEGIN GENERATED REGION -- DO NOT EDIT SEE gexpose.py
+    /* type info */
+
+    public static final String exposed_name="local";
+
+    public static void typeSetup(PyObject dict,PyType.Newstyle marker) {
+        dict.__setitem__("__dict__",new PyGetSetDescr("__dict__",PyLocal.class,"getDict","setDict",null));
+        class exposed___init__ extends PyBuiltinMethod {
+
+            exposed___init__(PyObject self,PyBuiltinFunction.Info info) {
+                super(self,info);
+            }
+
+            public PyBuiltinFunction bind(PyObject self) {
+                return new exposed___init__(self,info);
+            }
+
+            public PyObject __call__(PyObject[]args) {
+                return __call__(args,Py.NoKeywords);
+            }
+
+            public PyObject __call__(PyObject[]args,String[]keywords) {
+                ((PyLocal)self).local_init(args,keywords);
+                return Py.None;
+            }
+
+        }
+        dict.__setitem__("__init__",new PyMethodDescr("__init__",PyLocal.class,-1,-1,new exposed___init__(null,null)));
+        dict.__setitem__("__new__",new PyNewWrapper(PyLocal.class,"__new__",-1,-1) {
+
+                                                                                       public PyObject new_impl(boolean init,PyType subtype,PyObject[]args,String[]keywords) {
+                                                                                           PyLocal newobj;
+                                                                                           if (for_type==subtype) {
+                                                                                               newobj=new PyLocal();
+                                                                                           } else {
+                                                                                               newobj=new PyLocalDerived(subtype);
+                                                                                           }
+                                                                                           if (init)
+                                                                                               newobj.local_init(args,keywords);
+                                                                                           return newobj;
+                                                                                       }
+
+                                                                                   });
+    }
+    //~ END GENERATED REGION -- DO NOT EDIT SEE gexpose.py
+
+    private static final PyType LOCAL_TYPE = PyType.fromClass(PyLocal.class);
+    private ThreadLocal<PyDictionary> tdict = new ThreadLocal<PyDictionary>();
+    private PyObject args[];
+    private String keywords[];
+
+    public PyLocal() {
+        this(LOCAL_TYPE);
+    }
+
+    public PyLocal(PyType subType) {
+        super(subType);
+        // Because the instantiation of a type instance in PyType.invoke_new_
+        // calls dispatch__init__, we call tdict.set here so dispatch__init__
+        // doesn't get called a second time for a thread in fastGetDict
+        tdict.set(new PyDictionary());
+    }
+
+    final void local_init(PyObject[] args, String[] keywords) {
+        PyObject[] where = new PyObject[1];
+        getType().lookup_where("__init__", where);
+        if(where[0] == LOCAL_TYPE && args.length > 0) {
+            throw Py.TypeError("Initialization arguments are not supported");
+        }
+        this.args = args;
+        this.keywords = keywords;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PyObject getDict() {
+        return fastGetDict();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized PyObject fastGetDict() {
+        PyDictionary ldict = tdict.get();    
+        if (ldict == null) {
+            ldict = new PyDictionary();
+            tdict.set(ldict);
+            dispatch__init__(getType(), args, keywords);
+        }
+        return ldict;
+    }
+}
Index: src/org/python/modules/PyLocalDerived.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/python/modules/PyLocalDerived.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/org/python/modules/PyLocalDerived.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,932 @@
+package org.python.modules;
+
+import org.python.core.*;
+
+public class PyLocalDerived extends PyLocal implements Slotted {
+
+    public PyObject getSlot(int index) {
+        return slots[index];
+    }
+
+    public void setSlot(int index,PyObject value) {
+        slots[index]=value;
+    }
+
+    private PyObject[]slots;
+
+    public PyLocalDerived(PyType subtype) {
+        super(subtype);
+        slots=new PyObject[subtype.getNumSlots()];
+    }
+
+    public PyString __str__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__str__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyString)
+                return(PyString)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__str__"+" should return a "+"string");
+        }
+        return super.__str__();
+    }
+
+    public PyString __repr__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__repr__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyString)
+                return(PyString)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__repr__"+" should return a "+"string");
+        }
+        return super.__repr__();
+    }
+
+    public PyString __hex__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__hex__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyString)
+                return(PyString)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__hex__"+" should return a "+"string");
+        }
+        return super.__hex__();
+    }
+
+    public PyString __oct__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__oct__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyString)
+                return(PyString)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__oct__"+" should return a "+"string");
+        }
+        return super.__oct__();
+    }
+
+    public PyFloat __float__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__float__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyFloat)
+                return(PyFloat)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__float__"+" should return a "+"float");
+        }
+        return super.__float__();
+    }
+
+    public PyLong __long__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__long__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyLong)
+                return(PyLong)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__long__"+" should return a "+"long");
+        }
+        return super.__long__();
+    }
+
+    public PyComplex __complex__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__complex__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyComplex)
+                return(PyComplex)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__complex__"+" should return a "+"complex");
+        }
+        return super.__complex__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __pos__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__pos__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        return super.__pos__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __neg__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__neg__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        return super.__neg__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __abs__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__abs__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        return super.__abs__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __invert__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__invert__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        return super.__invert__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __reduce__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__reduce__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        return super.__reduce__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __add__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__add__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__add__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __radd__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__radd__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__radd__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __sub__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__sub__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__sub__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rsub__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rsub__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rsub__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __mul__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__mul__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__mul__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rmul__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rmul__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rmul__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __div__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__div__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__div__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rdiv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rdiv__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rdiv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __floordiv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__floordiv__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__floordiv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rfloordiv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rfloordiv__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rfloordiv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __truediv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__truediv__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__truediv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rtruediv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rtruediv__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rtruediv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __mod__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__mod__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__mod__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rmod__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rmod__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rmod__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __divmod__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__divmod__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__divmod__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rdivmod__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rdivmod__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rdivmod__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __pow__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__pow__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__pow__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rpow__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rpow__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rpow__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __lshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__lshift__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__lshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rlshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rlshift__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rlshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rshift__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rrshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rrshift__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rrshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __and__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__and__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__and__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rand__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rand__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rand__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __or__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__or__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__or__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ror__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ror__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__ror__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __xor__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__xor__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__xor__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __rxor__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__rxor__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__rxor__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __lt__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__lt__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__lt__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __le__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__le__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__le__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __gt__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__gt__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__gt__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ge__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ge__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__ge__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __eq__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__eq__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__eq__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ne__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ne__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res==Py.NotImplemented)
+                return null;
+            return res;
+        }
+        return super.__ne__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __iadd__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__iadd__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__iadd__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __isub__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__isub__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__isub__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __imul__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__imul__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__imul__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __idiv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__idiv__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__idiv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ifloordiv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ifloordiv__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__ifloordiv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __itruediv__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__itruediv__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__itruediv__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __imod__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__imod__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__imod__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ipow__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ipow__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__ipow__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ilshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ilshift__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__ilshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __irshift__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__irshift__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__irshift__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __iand__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__iand__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__iand__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ior__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ior__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__ior__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __ixor__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__ixor__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+        return super.__ixor__(other);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __int__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__int__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyInteger||res instanceof PyLong)
+                return(PyObject)res;
+            throw Py.TypeError("__int__"+" should return an integer");
+        }
+        return super.__int__();
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__repr__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (!(res instanceof PyString))
+                throw Py.TypeError("__repr__ should return a string");
+            return((PyString)res).toString();
+        }
+        return super.toString();
+    }
+
+    public int hashCode() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__hash__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyInteger)
+                return((PyInteger)res).getValue();
+            throw Py.TypeError("__hash__ should return a int");
+        }
+        if (self_type.lookup("__eq__")!=null||self_type.lookup("__cmp__")!=null)
+            throw Py.TypeError("unhashable type");
+        return super.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    public PyUnicode __unicode__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__unicode__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyUnicode)
+                return(PyUnicode)res;
+            if (res instanceof PyString)
+                return new PyUnicode((PyString)res);
+            throw Py.TypeError("__unicode__"+" should return a "+"unicode");
+        }
+        return super.__unicode__();
+    }
+
+    public int __cmp__(PyObject other) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__cmp__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(other);
+            if (res instanceof PyInteger) {
+                int v=((PyInteger)res).getValue();
+                return v<0?-1:v>0?1:0;
+            }
+            throw Py.TypeError("__cmp__ should return a int");
+        }
+        return super.__cmp__(other);
+    }
+
+    public boolean __nonzero__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__nonzero__");
+        if (impl==null) {
+            impl=self_type.lookup("__len__");
+            if (impl==null)
+                return super.__nonzero__();
+        }
+        return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__().__nonzero__();
+    }
+
+    public boolean __contains__(PyObject o) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__contains__");
+        if (impl==null)
+            return super.__contains__(o);
+        return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(o).__nonzero__();
+    }
+
+    public int __len__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__len__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            PyObject res=impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            if (res instanceof PyInteger)
+                return((PyInteger)res).getValue();
+            throw Py.TypeError("__len__ should return a int");
+        }
+        return super.__len__();
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __iter__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__iter__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+        impl=self_type.lookup("__getitem__");
+        if (impl==null)
+            return super.__iter__();
+        return new PySequenceIter(this);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __iternext__() {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("next");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            try {
+                return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__();
+            } catch (PyException exc) {
+                if (Py.matchException(exc,Py.StopIteration))
+                    return null;
+                throw exc;
+            }
+        }
+        return super.__iternext__(); // ???
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __finditem__(PyObject key) { // ???
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__getitem__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            try {
+                return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(key);
+            } catch (PyException exc) {
+                if (Py.matchException(exc,Py.LookupError))
+                    return null;
+                throw exc;
+            }
+        return super.__finditem__(key);
+    }
+
+    public void __setitem__(PyObject key,PyObject value) { // ???
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__setitem__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(key,value);
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__setitem__(key,value);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __getslice__(PyObject start,PyObject stop,PyObject step) { // ???
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__getslice__");
+        if (impl!=null)
+            try {
+                return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(start,stop);
+            } catch (PyException exc) {
+                if (Py.matchException(exc,Py.LookupError))
+                    return null;
+                throw exc;
+            }
+        return super.__getslice__(start,stop,step);
+    }
+
+    public void __delitem__(PyObject key) { // ???
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__delitem__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(key);
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__delitem__(key);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __call__(PyObject args[],String keywords[]) {
+        ThreadState ts=Py.getThreadState();
+        if (ts.recursion_depth++>ts.systemState.getrecursionlimit())
+            throw Py.RuntimeError("maximum __call__ recursion depth exceeded");
+        try {
+            PyType self_type=getType();
+            PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__call__");
+            if (impl!=null)
+                return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(args,keywords);
+            return super.__call__(args,keywords);
+        } finally {
+            --ts.recursion_depth;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __findattr__(String name) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject getattribute=self_type.lookup("__getattribute__");
+        PyString py_name=null;
+        try {
+            if (getattribute!=null) {
+                return getattribute.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(py_name=new PyString(name));
+            } else {
+                return super.__findattr__(name);
+            }
+        } catch (PyException e) {
+            if (Py.matchException(e,Py.AttributeError)) {
+                PyObject getattr=self_type.lookup("__getattr__");
+                if (getattr!=null)
+                    try {
+                        return getattr.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(py_name!=null?py_name:new PyString(name));
+                    } catch (PyException e1) {
+                        if (!Py.matchException(e1,Py.AttributeError))
+                            throw e1;
+                    }
+                return null;
+            }
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void __setattr__(String name,PyObject value) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__setattr__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(new PyString(name),value);
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__setattr__(name,value);
+    }
+
+    public void __delattr__(String name) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__delattr__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(new PyString(name));
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__delattr__(name);
+    }
+
+    public PyObject __get__(PyObject obj,PyObject type) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__get__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            if (obj==null)
+                obj=Py.None;
+            if (type==null)
+                type=Py.None;
+            return impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(obj,type);
+        }
+        return super.__get__(obj,type);
+    }
+
+    public void __set__(PyObject obj,PyObject value) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__set__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(obj,value);
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__set__(obj,value);
+    }
+
+    public void __delete__(PyObject obj) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__delete__");
+        if (impl!=null) {
+            impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(obj);
+            return;
+        }
+        super.__delete__(obj);
+    }
+
+    public void dispatch__init__(PyType type,PyObject[]args,String[]keywords) {
+        PyType self_type=getType();
+        if (self_type.isSubType(type)) {
+            PyObject impl=self_type.lookup("__init__");
+            if (impl!=null)
+                impl.__get__(this,self_type).__call__(args,keywords);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
Index: src/org/python/modules/thread.java
===================================================================
--- src/org/python/modules/thread.java	(revision 3747)
+++ src/org/python/modules/thread.java	(working copy)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
     public static void classDictInit(PyObject dict) {
         dict.__setitem__("LockType", PyType.fromClass(PyLock.class));
+        dict.__setitem__("_local", PyType.fromClass(PyLocal.class));   
     }
 
     public static PyObject error = new PyString("thread.error");
Index: src/templates/local.expose
===================================================================
--- src/templates/local.expose	(revision 0)
+++ src/templates/local.expose	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# setup
+type_name: local
+type_class: PyLocal
+
+# getsets
+expose_getset: __dict__ getDict setDict
+
+# exposed methods
+expose_wide_meth: __init__ -1 -1
+  `vdeleg`(init);
+  `void;
+expose_new_mutable:
+  PyLocal newobj;
+  if (for_type == subtype) {
+      newobj=new PyLocal();
+  } else {
+      newobj=new PyLocalDerived(subtype);
+  }
+  if (init)
+     newobj.local_init2(args, keywords);
+  return newobj;
Index: src/templates/local.derived
===================================================================
--- src/templates/local.derived	(revision 0)
+++ src/templates/local.derived	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+base_class: PyLocal
+want_dict: false
+ctr:
+incl: object
Index: Lib/test/test_thread_local.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_thread_local.py	(revision 0)
+++ Lib/test/test_thread_local.py	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+""" Simple test script for Thread.local    
+"""
+from thread import _local as local
+import unittest
+from test import test_support
+import threading
+
+class ThreadLocalTestCase(unittest.TestCase):    
+
+    def test_two_locals(self):
+        '''Ensures that two locals in the same thread have separate dicts.'''
+        first = local()
+        first.x = 7
+        second = local()
+        second.x = 12
+        self.assertEquals(7, first.x)
+        self.assertEquals(12, second.x)
+
+    def test_local(self):
+        mydata = local()
+        mydata.number = 42
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.number,42)	
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.__dict__,{'number': 42})
+        mydata.__dict__.setdefault('widgets', [])
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.widgets,[])
+        log=[]
+		
+        def f():     	     
+            items = mydata.__dict__.items()     
+            items.sort()	     
+            log.append(items)
+            mydata.number = 11     
+            log.append(mydata.number)     
+		
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=f)
+        thread.start()
+        thread.join()
+        self.assertEqual(log,[[], 11])
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.number,42)
+
+    def test_subclass_local(self):
+        def f():     	     
+            items = mydata.__dict__.items()     
+            items.sort()	     
+            log.append(items)
+            mydata.number = 11     
+            log.append(mydata.number) 
+
+        class MyLocal(local):
+            number = 2
+            initialized = False
+            def __init__(self, **kw):
+                if self.initialized:
+                    raise SystemError('__init__ called too many times')
+                self.initialized = True
+                self.__dict__.update(kw)       
+            def squared(self):
+                return self.number ** 2
+        
+        class SubSubLocal(MyLocal):
+            pass
+		
+        mydata = MyLocal(color='red')
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.number,2)
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.color,'red')
+        del mydata.color
+        log=[]
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.squared(),4)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=f)
+        thread.start()
+        thread.join()
+        self.assertEqual(log,[[('color', 'red'), ('initialized', True)], 11])
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.number,2)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, local, 'any arguments')
+        SubSubLocal(color='red')
+
+        def accessColor():
+            mydata.color
+
+        self.assertRaises(AttributeError,accessColor)
+
+        class MyLocal(local):
+            __slots__ = 'number'
+
+        mydata = MyLocal()
+        mydata.number = 42
+        mydata.color = 'red'
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=f)
+        thread.start()
+        thread.join()
+        self.assertEqual(mydata.number,11)
+
+def test_main():
+    test_support.run_unittest(ThreadLocalTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()
Index: Lib/threading.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/threading.py	(revision 0)
+++ Lib/threading.py	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,785 @@
+"""Thread module emulating a subset of Java's threading model."""
+
+import sys as _sys
+
+try:
+    import thread
+except ImportError:
+    del _sys.modules[__name__]
+    raise
+
+from StringIO import StringIO as _StringIO
+from time import time as _time, sleep as _sleep
+from traceback import print_exc as _print_exc
+
+# Rename some stuff so "from threading import *" is safe
+__all__ = ['activeCount', 'Condition', 'currentThread', 'enumerate', 'Event',
+           'Lock', 'RLock', 'Semaphore', 'BoundedSemaphore', 'Thread',
+           'Timer', 'setprofile', 'settrace', 'local']
+
+_start_new_thread = thread.start_new_thread
+_allocate_lock = thread.allocate_lock
+_get_ident = thread.get_ident
+ThreadError = thread.error
+del thread
+
+
+# Debug support (adapted from ihooks.py).
+# All the major classes here derive from _Verbose.  We force that to
+# be a new-style class so that all the major classes here are new-style.
+# This helps debugging (type(instance) is more revealing for instances
+# of new-style classes).
+
+_VERBOSE = False
+
+if __debug__:
+
+    class _Verbose(object):
+
+        def __init__(self, verbose=None):
+            if verbose is None:
+                verbose = _VERBOSE
+            self.__verbose = verbose
+
+        def _note(self, format, *args):
+            if self.__verbose:
+                format = format % args
+                format = "%s: %s\n" % (
+                    currentThread().getName(), format)
+                _sys.stderr.write(format)
+
+else:
+    # Disable this when using "python -O"
+    class _Verbose(object):
+        def __init__(self, verbose=None):
+            pass
+        def _note(self, *args):
+            pass
+
+# Support for profile and trace hooks
+
+_profile_hook = None
+_trace_hook = None
+
+def setprofile(func):
+    global _profile_hook
+    _profile_hook = func
+
+def settrace(func):
+    global _trace_hook
+    _trace_hook = func
+
+# Synchronization classes
+
+Lock = _allocate_lock
+
+def RLock(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _RLock(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _RLock(_Verbose):
+
+    def __init__(self, verbose=None):
+        _Verbose.__init__(self, verbose)
+        self.__block = _allocate_lock()
+        self.__owner = None
+        self.__count = 0
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<%s(%s, %d)>" % (
+                self.__class__.__name__,
+                self.__owner and self.__owner.getName(),
+                self.__count)
+
+    def acquire(self, blocking=1):
+        me = currentThread()
+        if self.__owner is me:
+            self.__count = self.__count + 1
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.acquire(%s): recursive success", self, blocking)
+            return 1
+        rc = self.__block.acquire(blocking)
+        if rc:
+            self.__owner = me
+            self.__count = 1
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.acquire(%s): initial success", self, blocking)
+        else:
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.acquire(%s): failure", self, blocking)
+        return rc
+
+    def release(self):
+        me = currentThread()
+        assert self.__owner is me, "release() of un-acquire()d lock"
+        self.__count = count = self.__count - 1
+        if not count:
+            self.__owner = None
+            self.__block.release()
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.release(): final release", self)
+        else:
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.release(): non-final release", self)
+
+    # Internal methods used by condition variables
+
+    def _acquire_restore(self, (count, owner)):
+        self.__block.acquire()
+        self.__count = count
+        self.__owner = owner
+        if __debug__:
+            self._note("%s._acquire_restore()", self)
+
+    def _release_save(self):
+        if __debug__:
+            self._note("%s._release_save()", self)
+        count = self.__count
+        self.__count = 0
+        owner = self.__owner
+        self.__owner = None
+        self.__block.release()
+        return (count, owner)
+
+    def _is_owned(self):
+        return self.__owner is currentThread()
+
+
+def Condition(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _Condition(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _Condition(_Verbose):
+
+    def __init__(self, lock=None, verbose=None):
+        _Verbose.__init__(self, verbose)
+        if lock is None:
+            lock = RLock()
+        self.__lock = lock
+        # Export the lock's acquire() and release() methods
+        self.acquire = lock.acquire
+        self.release = lock.release
+        # If the lock defines _release_save() and/or _acquire_restore(),
+        # these override the default implementations (which just call
+        # release() and acquire() on the lock).  Ditto for _is_owned().
+        try:
+            self._release_save = lock._release_save
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self._acquire_restore = lock._acquire_restore
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        try:
+            self._is_owned = lock._is_owned
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        self.__waiters = []
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<Condition(%s, %d)>" % (self.__lock, len(self.__waiters))
+
+    def _release_save(self):
+        self.__lock.release()           # No state to save
+
+    def _acquire_restore(self, x):
+        self.__lock.acquire()           # Ignore saved state
+
+    def _is_owned(self):
+        # Return True if lock is owned by currentThread.
+        # This method is called only if __lock doesn't have _is_owned().
+        if self.__lock.acquire(0):
+            self.__lock.release()
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+    def wait(self, timeout=None):
+        assert self._is_owned(), "wait() of un-acquire()d lock"
+        waiter = _allocate_lock()
+        waiter.acquire()
+        self.__waiters.append(waiter)
+        saved_state = self._release_save()
+        try:    # restore state no matter what (e.g., KeyboardInterrupt)
+            if timeout is None:
+                waiter.acquire()
+                if __debug__:
+                    self._note("%s.wait(): got it", self)
+            else:
+                # Balancing act:  We can't afford a pure busy loop, so we
+                # have to sleep; but if we sleep the whole timeout time,
+                # we'll be unresponsive.  The scheme here sleeps very
+                # little at first, longer as time goes on, but never longer
+                # than 20 times per second (or the timeout time remaining).
+                endtime = _time() + timeout
+                delay = 0.0005 # 500 us -> initial delay of 1 ms
+                while True:
+                    gotit = waiter.acquire(0)
+                    if gotit:
+                        break
+                    remaining = endtime - _time()
+                    if remaining <= 0:
+                        break
+                    delay = min(delay * 2, remaining, .05)
+                    _sleep(delay)
+                if not gotit:
+                    if __debug__:
+                        self._note("%s.wait(%s): timed out", self, timeout)
+                    try:
+                        self.__waiters.remove(waiter)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        pass
+                else:
+                    if __debug__:
+                        self._note("%s.wait(%s): got it", self, timeout)
+        finally:
+            self._acquire_restore(saved_state)
+
+    def notify(self, n=1):
+        assert self._is_owned(), "notify() of un-acquire()d lock"
+        __waiters = self.__waiters
+        waiters = __waiters[:n]
+        if not waiters:
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.notify(): no waiters", self)
+            return
+        self._note("%s.notify(): notifying %d waiter%s", self, n,
+                   n!=1 and "s" or "")
+        for waiter in waiters:
+            waiter.release()
+            try:
+                __waiters.remove(waiter)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+
+    def notifyAll(self):
+        self.notify(len(self.__waiters))
+
+
+def Semaphore(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _Semaphore(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _Semaphore(_Verbose):
+
+    # After Tim Peters' semaphore class, but not quite the same (no maximum)
+
+    def __init__(self, value=1, verbose=None):
+        assert value >= 0, "Semaphore initial value must be >= 0"
+        _Verbose.__init__(self, verbose)
+        self.__cond = Condition(Lock())
+        self.__value = value
+
+    def acquire(self, blocking=1):
+        rc = False
+        self.__cond.acquire()
+        while self.__value == 0:
+            if not blocking:
+                break
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.acquire(%s): blocked waiting, value=%s",
+                           self, blocking, self.__value)
+            self.__cond.wait()
+        else:
+            self.__value = self.__value - 1
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.acquire: success, value=%s",
+                           self, self.__value)
+            rc = True
+        self.__cond.release()
+        return rc
+
+    def release(self):
+        self.__cond.acquire()
+        self.__value = self.__value + 1
+        if __debug__:
+            self._note("%s.release: success, value=%s",
+                       self, self.__value)
+        self.__cond.notify()
+        self.__cond.release()
+
+
+def BoundedSemaphore(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _BoundedSemaphore(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _BoundedSemaphore(_Semaphore):
+    """Semaphore that checks that # releases is <= # acquires"""
+    def __init__(self, value=1, verbose=None):
+        _Semaphore.__init__(self, value, verbose)
+        self._initial_value = value
+
+    def release(self):
+        if self._Semaphore__value >= self._initial_value:
+            raise ValueError, "Semaphore released too many times"
+        return _Semaphore.release(self)
+
+
+def Event(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _Event(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _Event(_Verbose):
+
+    # After Tim Peters' event class (without is_posted())
+
+    def __init__(self, verbose=None):
+        _Verbose.__init__(self, verbose)
+        self.__cond = Condition(Lock())
+        self.__flag = False
+
+    def isSet(self):
+        return self.__flag
+
+    def set(self):
+        self.__cond.acquire()
+        try:
+            self.__flag = True
+            self.__cond.notifyAll()
+        finally:
+            self.__cond.release()
+
+    def clear(self):
+        self.__cond.acquire()
+        try:
+            self.__flag = False
+        finally:
+            self.__cond.release()
+
+    def wait(self, timeout=None):
+        self.__cond.acquire()
+        try:
+            if not self.__flag:
+                self.__cond.wait(timeout)
+        finally:
+            self.__cond.release()
+
+# Helper to generate new thread names
+_counter = 0
+def _newname(template="Thread-%d"):
+    global _counter
+    _counter = _counter + 1
+    return template % _counter
+
+# Active thread administration
+_active_limbo_lock = _allocate_lock()
+_active = {}
+_limbo = {}
+
+
+# Main class for threads
+
+class Thread(_Verbose):
+
+    __initialized = False
+    # Need to store a reference to sys.exc_info for printing
+    # out exceptions when a thread tries to accept a global during interp.
+    # shutdown and thus raises an exception about trying to perform some
+    # operation on/with a NoneType
+    __exc_info = _sys.exc_info
+
+    def __init__(self, group=None, target=None, name=None,
+                 args=(), kwargs={}, verbose=None):
+        assert group is None, "group argument must be None for now"
+        _Verbose.__init__(self, verbose)
+        self.__target = target
+        self.__name = str(name or _newname())
+        self.__args = args
+        self.__kwargs = kwargs
+        self.__daemonic = self._set_daemon()
+        self.__started = False
+        self.__stopped = False
+        self.__block = Condition(Lock())
+        self.__initialized = True
+        # sys.stderr is not stored in the class like
+        # sys.exc_info since it can be changed during execution
+        self.__stderr = _sys.stderr
+
+    def _set_daemon(self):
+        # Overridden in _MainThread and _DummyThread
+        return currentThread().isDaemon()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() was not called"
+        status = "initial"
+        if self.__started:
+            status = "started"
+        if self.__stopped:
+            status = "stopped"
+        if self.__daemonic:
+            status = status + " daemon"
+        return "<%s(%s, %s)>" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.__name, status)
+
+    def start(self):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        assert not self.__started, "thread already started"
+        if __debug__:
+            self._note("%s.start(): starting thread", self)
+        _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+        _limbo[self] = self
+        _active_limbo_lock.release()
+        _start_new_thread(self.__bootstrap, ())
+        self.__started = True
+        _sleep(0.000001)    # 1 usec, to let the thread run (Solaris hack)
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.__target:
+            self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
+
+    def __bootstrap(self):
+        try:
+            self.__started = True
+            _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+            _active[_get_ident()] = self
+            del _limbo[self]
+            _active_limbo_lock.release()
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): thread started", self)
+
+            if _trace_hook:
+                self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): registering trace hook", self)
+                _sys.settrace(_trace_hook)
+            if _profile_hook:
+                self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): registering profile hook", self)
+                _sys.setprofile(_profile_hook)
+
+            try:
+                self.run()
+            except SystemExit:
+                if __debug__:
+                    self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): raised SystemExit", self)
+            except:
+                if __debug__:
+                    self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): unhandled exception", self)
+                # If sys.stderr is no more (most likely from interpreter
+                # shutdown) use self.__stderr.  Otherwise still use sys (as in
+                # _sys) in case sys.stderr was redefined.
+                if _sys:
+                    _sys.stderr.write("Exception in thread %s:" %
+                            self.getName())
+                    _print_exc(file=_sys.stderr)
+                else:
+                    # Do the best job possible w/o a huge amt. of code to
+                    # approx. a traceback stack trace
+                    exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb = self.__exc_info()
+                    try:
+                        print>>self.__stderr, (
+                            "Exception in thread " + self.getName() +
+                            " (most likely raised during interpreter shutdown):")
+                        print>>self.__stderr, (
+                            "Traceback (most recent call last):")
+                        while exc_tb:
+                            print>>self.__stderr, (
+                                '  File "%s", line %s, in %s' %
+                                (exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename,
+                                    exc_tb.tb_lineno,
+                                    exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_name))
+                            exc_tb = exc_tb.tb_next
+                        print>>self.__stderr, ("%s: %s" % (exc_type, exc_value))
+                    # Make sure that exc_tb gets deleted since it is a memory
+                    # hog; deleting everything else is just for thoroughness
+                    finally:
+                        del exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb
+            else:
+                if __debug__:
+                    self._note("%s.__bootstrap(): normal return", self)
+        finally:
+            self.__stop()
+            try:
+                self.__delete()
+            except:
+                pass
+
+    def __stop(self):
+        self.__block.acquire()
+        self.__stopped = True
+        self.__block.notifyAll()
+        self.__block.release()
+
+    def __delete(self):
+        "Remove current thread from the dict of currently running threads."
+
+        # Notes about running with dummy_thread:
+        #
+        # Must take care to not raise an exception if dummy_thread is being
+        # used (and thus this module is being used as an instance of
+        # dummy_threading).  dummy_thread.get_ident() always returns -1 since
+        # there is only one thread if dummy_thread is being used.  Thus
+        # len(_active) is always <= 1 here, and any Thread instance created
+        # overwrites the (if any) thread currently registered in _active.
+        #
+        # An instance of _MainThread is always created by 'threading'.  This
+        # gets overwritten the instant an instance of Thread is created; both
+        # threads return -1 from dummy_thread.get_ident() and thus have the
+        # same key in the dict.  So when the _MainThread instance created by
+        # 'threading' tries to clean itself up when atexit calls this method
+        # it gets a KeyError if another Thread instance was created.
+        #
+        # This all means that KeyError from trying to delete something from
+        # _active if dummy_threading is being used is a red herring.  But
+        # since it isn't if dummy_threading is *not* being used then don't
+        # hide the exception.
+
+        _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+        try:
+            try:
+                del _active[_get_ident()]
+            except KeyError:
+                if 'dummy_threading' not in _sys.modules:
+                    raise
+        finally:
+            _active_limbo_lock.release()
+
+    def join(self, timeout=None):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        assert self.__started, "cannot join thread before it is started"
+        assert self is not currentThread(), "cannot join current thread"
+        if __debug__:
+            if not self.__stopped:
+                self._note("%s.join(): waiting until thread stops", self)
+        self.__block.acquire()
+        if timeout is None:
+            while not self.__stopped:
+                self.__block.wait()
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s.join(): thread stopped", self)
+        else:
+            deadline = _time() + timeout
+            while not self.__stopped:
+                delay = deadline - _time()
+                if delay <= 0:
+                    if __debug__:
+                        self._note("%s.join(): timed out", self)
+                    break
+                self.__block.wait(delay)
+            else:
+                if __debug__:
+                    self._note("%s.join(): thread stopped", self)
+        self.__block.release()
+
+    def getName(self):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        return self.__name
+
+    def setName(self, name):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        self.__name = str(name)
+
+    def isAlive(self):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        return self.__started and not self.__stopped
+
+    def isDaemon(self):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        return self.__daemonic
+
+    def setDaemon(self, daemonic):
+        assert self.__initialized, "Thread.__init__() not called"
+        assert not self.__started, "cannot set daemon status of active thread"
+        self.__daemonic = daemonic
+
+# The timer class was contributed by Itamar Shtull-Trauring
+
+def Timer(*args, **kwargs):
+    return _Timer(*args, **kwargs)
+
+class _Timer(Thread):
+    """Call a function after a specified number of seconds:
+
+    t = Timer(30.0, f, args=[], kwargs={})
+    t.start()
+    t.cancel() # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, interval, function, args=[], kwargs={}):
+        Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.interval = interval
+        self.function = function
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.finished = Event()
+
+    def cancel(self):
+        """Stop the timer if it hasn't finished yet"""
+        self.finished.set()
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.finished.wait(self.interval)
+        if not self.finished.isSet():
+            self.function(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+        self.finished.set()
+
+# Special thread class to represent the main thread
+# This is garbage collected through an exit handler
+
+class _MainThread(Thread):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        Thread.__init__(self, name="MainThread")
+        self._Thread__started = True
+        _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+        _active[_get_ident()] = self
+        _active_limbo_lock.release()
+        import atexit
+        atexit.register(self.__exitfunc)
+
+    def _set_daemon(self):
+        return False
+
+    def __exitfunc(self):
+        self._Thread__stop()
+        t = _pickSomeNonDaemonThread()
+        if t:
+            if __debug__:
+                self._note("%s: waiting for other threads", self)
+        while t:
+            t.join()
+            t = _pickSomeNonDaemonThread()
+        if __debug__:
+            self._note("%s: exiting", self)
+        self._Thread__delete()
+
+def _pickSomeNonDaemonThread():
+    for t in enumerate():
+        if not t.isDaemon() and t.isAlive():
+            return t
+    return None
+
+
+# Dummy thread class to represent threads not started here.
+# These aren't garbage collected when they die,
+# nor can they be waited for.
+# Their purpose is to return *something* from currentThread().
+# They are marked as daemon threads so we won't wait for them
+# when we exit (conform previous semantics).
+
+class _DummyThread(Thread):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        Thread.__init__(self, name=_newname("Dummy-%d"))
+        self._Thread__started = True
+        _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+        _active[_get_ident()] = self
+        _active_limbo_lock.release()
+
+    def _set_daemon(self):
+        return True
+
+    def join(self, timeout=None):
+        assert False, "cannot join a dummy thread"
+
+
+# Global API functions
+
+def currentThread():
+    try:
+        return _active[_get_ident()]
+    except KeyError:
+        ##print "currentThread(): no current thread for", _get_ident()
+        return _DummyThread()
+
+def activeCount():
+    _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+    count = len(_active) + len(_limbo)
+    _active_limbo_lock.release()
+    return count
+
+def enumerate():
+    _active_limbo_lock.acquire()
+    active = _active.values() + _limbo.values()
+    _active_limbo_lock.release()
+    return active
+
+# Create the main thread object
+
+_MainThread()
+
+# get thread-local implementation, either from the thread
+# module, or from the python fallback
+
+try:
+    from thread import _local as local
+except ImportError:
+    from _threading_local import local
+
+# Self-test code
+
+def _test():
+
+    class BoundedQueue(_Verbose):
+
+        def __init__(self, limit):
+            _Verbose.__init__(self)
+            self.mon = RLock()
+            self.rc = Condition(self.mon)
+            self.wc = Condition(self.mon)
+            self.limit = limit
+            self.queue = []
+
+        def put(self, item):
+            self.mon.acquire()
+            while len(self.queue) >= self.limit:
+                self._note("put(%s): queue full", item)
+                self.wc.wait()
+            self.queue.append(item)
+            self._note("put(%s): appended, length now %d",
+                       item, len(self.queue))
+            self.rc.notify()
+            self.mon.release()
+
+        def get(self):
+            self.mon.acquire()
+            while not self.queue:
+                self._note("get(): queue empty")
+                self.rc.wait()
+            item = self.queue.pop(0)
+            self._note("get(): got %s, %d left", item, len(self.queue))
+            self.wc.notify()
+            self.mon.release()
+            return item
+
+    class ProducerThread(Thread):
+
+        def __init__(self, queue, quota):
+            Thread.__init__(self, name="Producer")
+            self.queue = queue
+            self.quota = quota
+
+        def run(self):
+            from random import random
+            counter = 0
+            while counter < self.quota:
+                counter = counter + 1
+                self.queue.put("%s.%d" % (self.getName(), counter))
+                _sleep(random() * 0.00001)
+
+
+    class ConsumerThread(Thread):
+
+        def __init__(self, queue, count):
+            Thread.__init__(self, name="Consumer")
+            self.queue = queue
+            self.count = count
+
+        def run(self):
+            while self.count > 0:
+                item = self.queue.get()
+                print item
+                self.count = self.count - 1
+
+    NP = 3
+    QL = 4
+    NI = 5
+
+    Q = BoundedQueue(QL)
+    P = []
+    for i in range(NP):
+        t = ProducerThread(Q, NI)
+        t.setName("Producer-%d" % (i+1))
+        P.append(t)
+    C = ConsumerThread(Q, NI*NP)
+    for t in P:
+        t.start()
+        _sleep(0.000001)
+    C.start()
+    for t in P:
+        t.join()
+    C.join()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    _test()