ctx.py

from threading import Thread, current_thread, local


def thread():
    other = current_thread()
    local().name = 'WHAT?'
    print 'generator hijack', next(gen)

def where_am_i():
    for x in range(10):
        got = yield x
        print 'got this', got
        th = current_thread()
        print 'thread name', getattr(local(), 'name', None), th.name

def main():
    main = current_thread()
    local().name = 'YARRR'

    next(gen)
    gen.send(1)

gen = where_am_i()

main()

#something = Thread(target=thread)
#something.start()


maint = Thread(target=main)
maint.start()