Does Python handle threads automatically or do they need to be created manually?

Python does not handle threads automatically — they need to be created and managed manually.

To work with threads in Python, the threading module is used. You create a thread object, specify the function it should execute, and start the thread.

Example of creating and starting a thread:

import threading

def worker():
    print("Thread is running")

thread = threading.Thread(target=worker)
thread.start()
thread.join()  # Wait for the thread to finish

Thus, Python provides tools for working with threads, but the programmer must explicitly create and control them.