On 5-7-2013 18:59, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > I then block until the threads are all done: > > while any(t.isAlive() for t in threads): > pass > > > Is that the right way to wait for the threads to be done? Should I stick > a call to time.sleep() inside the while loop? If so, how long should I > sleep? That's probably an unanswerable question, but some guidelines on > choosing the sleep time will be appreciated. >
I think your while loop busy-waits until the threads are completed. Do this instead: for t in threads: t.join() # optionally pass a timeout to join -Irmen -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
