2009/6/30 superpollo <u...@example.net>: > Paul Moore wrote: >> >> 2009/6/30 superpollo <u...@example.net>: >> >>> Paul Moore wrote: >>> >>>> For a non-toy example, you'd probably create an Event object, use your >>>> timer to set the event, and your while loop would do while >>>> event.is_set(), so the problem wouldn't arise. >>> >>> thank u paul. if u dont mind, would you give me a more detailed piece of >>> code that does what i mean? >> >> >> No problem: >> >> import threading >> >> e = threading.Event() >> t = threading.Timer(3.0, e.set) >> t.start() >> >> while not e.is_set(): >> print "Hello, threading world" >> >> Hope this helps, >> Paul > > do not bother answering... my fault. > > i wrote e.set() and not e.set > > <hides in shame> > > thanks again
No problem - I made the same mistake while I was writing the sample :-) (I also forgot t.start() the first time. So I'm winning 2-1 on trivial mistakes :-)) Paul. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
