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Index: threading.py =================================================================== --- threading.py (revision 79493) +++ threading.py (working copy) @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ if not self.__initialized: raise RuntimeError("thread.__init__() not called") if self.__started.is_set(): - raise RuntimeError("thread already started") + raise RuntimeError("thread can only be started once") if __debug__: self._note("%s.start(): starting thread", self) with _active_limbo_lock: