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First install the prctl module. (On debian/ubuntu just type sudo apt-get install python-prctl) from threading import Thread import time import prctl def sleeper(): prctl.set_name(“sleeping tiger”) while True: time.sleep(10) print “sleeping” t = Thread(target=sleeper, name=”Sleeper01″) t.start() t.join() This prints $ ps -T PID SPID TTY TIME CMD 22684 22684 pts/29 00:00:00 bash 23302 23302 pts/29 00:00:00 … Read more