Patches item #1676820, was opened at 2007-03-08 22:28 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by loewis You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=305470&aid=1676820&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: Library (Lib) Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Bj�rn Lindqvist (sonderblade) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Add a PeriodicTimer to threading Initial Comment: I have often wanted a timer in Python with the same functions as Javas Timer (http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Timer.html). I want it repeating instead of being just a one-shot thing like Pythons Timer class. Here is a patch that adds such a class to the threading module. You then use it like this: import threading def hello(): print "Hi there!" t = threading.PeriodicTimer(5, hello) t.start() # "Hi there!" will be printed every five seconds. The use cases for this class is things like updating canvases, updating simulations and polling stuff. I can provide documentation and unit test patches if this class is deemed worthy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) Date: 2007-03-09 08:15 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=21627 Originator: NO Looks fine to me. The only issue I see is naming: To stop a periodic timer, shouldn't the method name be "stop" rather than "cancel"? Also, as you can hold onto the timer, make sure invoking start/'end' multiple times in arbitrary order gives meaningful results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=305470&aid=1676820&group_id=5470
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