在python中3。X join()用于连接线程与主线程，即当join()用于特定线程时，主线程将停止执行，直到被连接的线程执行完成。

#1 - Without Join():
import threading
import time
def loiter():
    print('You are loitering!')
    time.sleep(5)
    print('You are not loitering anymore!')

t1 = threading.Thread(target = loiter)
t1.start()
print('Hey, I do not want to loiter!')
'''
Output without join()--> 
You are loitering!
Hey, I do not want to loiter!
You are not loitering anymore! #After 5 seconds --> This statement will be printed

'''
#2 - With Join():
import threading
import time
def loiter():
    print('You are loitering!')
    time.sleep(5)
    print('You are not loitering anymore!')

t1 = threading.Thread(target = loiter)
t1.start()
t1.join()
print('Hey, I do not want to loiter!')

'''
Output with join() -->
You are loitering!
You are not loitering anymore! #After 5 seconds --> This statement will be printed
Hey, I do not want to loiter! 

'''

When making join(t) function for both non-daemon thread and daemon thread, the main thread (or main process) should wait t seconds, then can go further to work on its own process. During the t seconds waiting time, both of the children threads should do what they can do, such as printing out some text. After the t seconds, if non-daemon thread still didn't finish its job, and it still can finish it after the main process finishes its job, but for daemon thread, it just missed its opportunity window. However, it will eventually die after the python program exits. Please correct me if there is something wrong.

join()方法

阻塞调用线程，直到调用join()方法的线程终止。

来源:http://docs.python.org/2/library/threading.html

下面的例子演示了.join()操作:

import threading
import time

def threaded_worker():
    for r in range(10):
        print('Other: ', r)
        time.sleep(2)

thread_ = threading.Timer(1, threaded_worker)
thread_.daemon = True  # If the main thread is killed, this thread will be killed as well. 
thread_.start()

flag = True

for i in range(10):
    print('Main: ', i)
    time.sleep(2)
    if flag and i > 4:
        print(
            '''
            Threaded_worker() joined to the main thread. 
            Now we have a sequential behavior instead of concurrency.
            ''')
        thread_.join()
        flag = False

Out:

Main:  0
Other:  0
Main:  1
Other:  1
Main:  2
Other:  2
Main:  3
Other:  3
Main:  4
Other:  4
Main:  5
Other:  5

            Threaded_worker() joined to the main thread. 
            Now we have a sequential behavior instead of concurrency.
            
Other:  6
Other:  7
Other:  8
Other:  9
Main:  6
Main:  7
Main:  8
Main:  9

使用join -解释器将等待您的进程完成或终止

>>> from threading import Thread
>>> import time
>>> def sam():
...   print 'started'
...   time.sleep(10)
...   print 'waiting for 10sec'
... 
>>> t = Thread(target=sam)
>>> t.start()
started

>>> t.join() # with join interpreter will wait until your process get completed or terminated
done?   # this line printed after thread execution stopped i.e after 10sec
waiting for 10sec
>>> done?

没有join -解释器不会等待进程被终止，

>>> t = Thread(target=sam)
>>> t.start()
started
>>> print 'yes done' #without join interpreter wont wait until process get terminated
yes done
>>> waiting for 10sec

您可能会说:“使用join()有什么用?”实际上，这和“关闭文件有什么用，因为python和操作系统会在程序退出时为我关闭文件?”的答案是一样的。

这只是一个好的编程问题。您应该在代码中线程不应该再运行的地方join()您的线程，因为您必须确保线程的运行不会干扰您自己的代码，或者您希望在更大的系统中正确地运行。

您可能会说“我不希望我的代码延迟给出答案”，只是因为join()可能需要额外的时间。在某些情况下，这可能是完全有效的，但现在你需要考虑到你的代码“留下了粗糙的东西，让python和操作系统来清理”。如果您这样做是出于性能原因，我强烈建议您记录该行为。如果您正在构建其他人希望使用的库/包，则尤其如此。

除了性能原因之外，没有理由不使用join()，而且我认为您的代码不需要执行得那么好。