title: Python 3.2 _thread module produces no output using Ubuntu 12.04, but works fine with windows 7
body: <p>I'm hoping that someone has a quick and easy solution to this issue that I'm facing.  I'm working through chapter 5 of the 4th edition of the Programming Python book by Mark Lutz and I'm having some troubles beginning on page 189.  Basically, there is a very simple example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import _thread
  def action(i):
      print(i ** 32)
  
  _thread.start_new_thread(action, (2, ))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>For some reason, this script will not produce any output on my pc running Ubuntu 12.04, but will on my windows 7 machine.  The output when run from the terminal is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>un@homepc:~/Desktop/pp$ python3.2 thread1.py
  un@homepc:~/Desktop/pp$ 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Any help would be much appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>