def suspend(self):
        """
        Suspends the thread execution.

        @rtype:  int
        @return: Suspend count. If zero, the thread is running.
        """
        hThread = self.get_handle(win32.THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME)
        if self.is_wow64():
            # FIXME this will be horribly slow on XP 64
            # since it'll try to resolve a missing API every time
            try:
                return win32.Wow64SuspendThread(hThread)
            except AttributeError:
                pass
        return win32.SuspendThread(hThread)
Suspends the thread execution.

        @rtype:  int
        @return: Suspend count. If zero, the thread is running.