import threading
import queue
def printhi():
    print('Printed from child thread:',threading.current_thread().name)
    print('')
    #print('Printed from thread {}'.format(name))
q = queue.Queue()
#print(threading.current_thread())
parent_thread = threading.current_thread()
print('Name is:',parent_thread.name)
#q.put(parent_thread)
count = 0
for i in range(5):
    q.put(threading.Thread(target = printhi,name='Thread {}'.format(count+1)),block=False)
    count += 1
print('About to execute all the child threads:')
while not q.empty():
    (q.get()).start()

print('Size of queue now is:',q.qsize())