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+# Threading
+
+MicroPython supports spawning threads by the `_thread` module. The following example demonstrates the use of this module. A thread is simply defined as a function that can receive any number of parameters. Below 3 threads are started, each one perform a print at a different interval.
+
+```python
+import _thread
+import time
+
+def th_func(delay, id):
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(delay)
+        print('Running thread %d' % id)
+
+for i in range(3):
+    _thread.start_new_thread(th_func, (i + 1, i))
+```
+
+## Using Locks:
+
+```python
+import _thread
+
+a_lock = _thread.allocate_lock()
+
+with a_lock:
+    print("a_lock is locked while this executes")
+```
+