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We have all experienced that moment when running some process such as copying files between directories or launching a new instance of an application causes a program to lag for just a moment and, in some cases, to freeze completely. PyQt a number of different methods for handling threads in UI applications. When you are creating GUIs, you should be aware of how to handle, or more preferably have foresight about avoiding, these situations.
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Willman, J.M. (2020). Managing Threads. In: Beginning PyQt. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5857-6_11
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