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+"""Python threading tools."""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
+import threading
+import sys
+
+try:
+    # noinspection PyPep8Naming
+    import Queue as queue
+except ImportError:
+    # noinspection PyUnresolvedReferences
+    import queue  # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, import-error
+
+
+class WrappedThread(threading.Thread):
+    """Wrapper around Thread which captures results and exceptions."""
+    def __init__(self, action):
+        """
+        :type action: () -> any
+        """
+        super(WrappedThread, self).__init__()
+        self._result = queue.Queue()
+        self.action = action
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Run action and capture results or exception.
+        Do not override. Do not call directly. Executed by the start() method.
+        """
+        # noinspection PyBroadException
+        try:
+            self._result.put((self.action(), None))
+        except:  # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, bare-except
+            self._result.put((None, sys.exc_info()))
+
+    def wait_for_result(self):
+        """
+        Wait for thread to exit and return the result or raise an exception.
+        :rtype: any
+        """
+        result, exception = self._result.get()
+        if exception:
+            if sys.version_info[0] > 2:
+                raise exception[0](exception[1]).with_traceback(exception[2])
+            # noinspection PyRedundantParentheses
+            exec('raise exception[0], exception[1], exception[2]')  # pylint: disable=locally-disabled, exec-used
+        return result