I see that your original problem has been resolved, but will still comment on a misunderstanding you appear to have about threading.

When I say that join is blocking, it blocks only the thread that is calling the join. Because threads are run in parallel and are essentially independent of each other, calling join in one thread has no effect on the processing of any other threads. In fact, because join is blocking, it is preferable for the parent thread to call join on at least one sub-thread as soon as possible, to minimise the resources the parent thread is consuming (and hence making those additional resources available for the sub threads).

The main point about writing code more concisely is that it makes your program easier to understand and follow. Doing something in 40 lines that can be easily written and understood in 2 lines makes life a lot harder for anyone trying to understand what you're doing. (Do keep in mind the distinction between minimising code and obfuscating code).

In reply to Re^3: capturing output of system call inside a thread by SimonPratt
in thread capturing output of system call inside a thread by that_guy

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