.. attribute:: native_id
- The native integral thread ID of this thread.
+ The Thread ID (``TID``) of this thread, as assigned by the OS (kernel).
This is a non-negative integer, or ``None`` if the thread has not
been started. See the :func:`get_native_id` function.
- This represents the Thread ID (``TID``) as assigned to the
- thread by the OS (kernel). Its value may be used to uniquely identify
- this particular thread system-wide (until the thread terminates,
- after which the value may be recycled by the OS).
+ This value may be used to uniquely identify this particular thread
+ system-wide (until the thread terminates, after which the value
+ may be recycled by the OS).
.. note::