# Making it simpler to gracefully exit threads

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/making-it-simpler-to-gracefully-exit-threads/34019>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [September 18, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/making-it-simpler-to-gracefully-exit-threads/34019 "2023-09-18T15:19:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![hansgeunsmeyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/hansgeunsmeyer/32/15188_2.png) [@hansgeunsmeyer](https://discuss.python.org/u/hansgeunsmeyer)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/making-it-simpler-to-gracefully-exit-threads/34019/4 "2023-09-18T17:52:56Z")

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Yes, there is `concurrent.futures.Future.cancel()`.

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