Bugs item #1368515, was opened at 2005-11-28 20:10 Message generated for change (Settings changed) made by effbot You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1368515&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Python Library Group: Not a Bug >Status: Closed >Resolution: Invalid Priority: 5 Submitted By: dominikush (dominikush) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: threading.Timer: Constructor does not handle args correctly Initial Comment: The constructor of threading.Timer does not correctly handle arguments passed to it, see example given. I noted the bug in Python 2.4.1 and checked it also for Python 2.4.2: >>> def test(*args,**kwds): print "test: args =",args,"and kwds =",kwds ... >>> import threading >>> t = threading.Timer(2,test,"hello") >>> t.start() >>> test: args = ('h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o') and kwds = {} Proposed bug fix in threading.Timer.__init__: def __init__(self, interval, function, args=[], kwargs={}): # bug def __init__(self, interval, function, *args, **kwargs): # correction After proposed correction, rerun of test results in: >>> t.start() >>> test: args = ('hallo',) and kwds = {} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Fredrik Lundh (effbot) Date: 2005-11-29 12:11 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=38376 The implemented behaviour is the documented behaviour (it's the same for both Thread and Timer). You're not supposed to "call" the Thread constructor; you're supposed to pass in the arguments using keyword arguments. See the library reference for details. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1368515&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com