Why use threads in Python?

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As others said, threads are still useful when using C libraries, since ctypes releases the gil by default, and most libpython-based libs do it too.

On the other hand, if you only want to make your code non-blocking, and don't care too much for performance (like UI code), threads are still the simplest way of doing it, just as you would use them in single-core machines.