Yea -- the "sched" class is exactly what you need. Just import sched and then use it to schedule a function call in the future, either using relative time or an absolute time. The python help file tells you how in detail. - Ken
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > Not exactly new to Python, just have not programmed a time dependent > function using it before. > > I imagine that many of you may also program some JavaScript and may be > familiar with JavaScript's SetTimeout( expression, after time interval > in milliseconds) function. Does Python have an equivalent to this? > > A SetTimeout-like Python function would be ideal for my application. > > > Best, > > Y-coci -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list