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+# test capability to start a thread with keyword args
+#
+# MIT license; Copyright (c) 2016 Damien P. George on behalf of Pycom Ltd
+
+try:
+    import utime as time
+except ImportError:
+    import time
+import _thread
+
+def thread_entry(a0, a1, a2, a3):
+    print('thread', a0, a1, a2, a3)
+
+# spawn thread using kw args
+_thread.start_new_thread(thread_entry, (10, 20), {'a2': 0, 'a3': 1})
+
+# wait for thread to finish
+time.sleep(1)
+print('done')