use threading instead of thread for consistency and compatibility 2->3

Author: pavlobaron

instana/meter.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import threading as t
-import thread
 import instana.log as l
 import resource
 import os
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ def process(self):
             m = self.collect_metrics()
             d = EntityData(pid=os.getpid(), snapshot=s, metrics=m)
 
-            thread.start_new_thread(self.sensor.agent.request,
-                                    (self.sensor.agent.make_url(a.AGENT_DATA_URL), "POST", d))
+            t.Thread(self.sensor.agent.request, args=(self.sensor.agent.make_url(a.AGENT_DATA_URL), "POST", d)).start()
 
         self.tick()
 

instana/recorder.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from basictracer import Sampler, SpanRecorder
 import instana.agent_const as a
-import thread
+import threading as t
 
 class InstanaSpan(object):
     t = 0
@@ -29,19 +29,16 @@ def record_span(self, span):
             if not data.service:
                 data.service = self.sensor.service_name
 
-            thread.start_new_thread(self.sensor.agent.request,
-                                    (self.sensor.agent.make_url(a.AGENT_TRACES_URL), "POST",
-                                     [InstanaSpan(t=span.context.trace_id,
-                                                  p=span.parent_id,
-                                                  s=span.context.span_id,
-                                                  ts=int(
-                                                      round(span.start_time * 1000)),
-                                                  d=int(
-                                                      round(span.duration * 1000)),
-                                                  n=self.get_string_span_log_field(
-                                                      span, "type"),
-                                                  f=self.sensor.agent.from_,
-                                                  data=data)]))
+            t.Thread(self.sensor.agent.request,
+                    args=(self.sensor.agent.make_url(a.AGENT_TRACES_URL), "POST",
+                          [InstanaSpan(t=span.context.trace_id,
+                                       p=span.parent_id,
+                                       s=span.context.span_id,
+                                       ts=int(round(span.start_time * 1000)),
+                                       d=int(round(span.duration * 1000)),
+                                       n=self.get_string_span_log_field(span, "type"),
+                                       f=self.sensor.agent.from_,
+                                       data=data)])).start()
 
     def get_string_span_log_field(self, span, field):
         ret = self.get_span_log_field(span, field)