This does not work in either the thread or threading module. I tried both and this seems to be the simplest solution.
Edward d'Auvergne wrote: > You could then just use: > > id = thread.start_new_thread(self.execute_thread, ()) > > and remove the argument from self.execute_thread. This should then > work. This seems to be related to the low-level nature of the thread > class "this module provides low-level primitives for working with > multiple threads". The word low-level is, in programming speak, a > strong warning! I think that because the Python hard-core programming > elite recommend the following about the thread package > (http://docs.python.org/library/thread.html): > > "... you should consider using the high-level threading module instead." > > and: > > "The threading module provides an easier to use and higher-level > threading API built on top of this module." > > Not only that, but 'thread' is not supported on all computer systems > but 'threading' is - "For systems lacking the thread module, the > dummy_thread module is available.". Therefore I would consider it > very unwise to not switch from the 'thread' module to the 'threading' > module. > > Regards, > > Edward > > > > On 14 April 2010 00:33, Michael Bieri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The dummy_string is added as thread.start_new_thread needs two arguments. If >> we call execute_thread() function as self.execute_thread(), we cannot create >> a tuple, which is necessary in the second argument. Therefore, I created the >> dummy_string. This allows to add a tuple as second argument. Not ideal... >> but works. >> >> Edward d'Auvergne wrote: >> >>> This is fair enough. But what is the purpose of dummy_string? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Edward >>> >>> >>> On 13 April 2010 07:01, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Author: michaelbieri >>>> Date: Tue Apr 13 07:01:28 2010 >>>> New Revision: 11079 >>>> >>>> URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax?rev=11079&view=rev >>>> Log: >>>> Storage of thread id is removed from auto_rx_base.py as it is unused >>>> (threads can't get killed). >>>> >>>> Modified: >>>> branches/bieri_gui/gui_bieri/analyses/auto_rx_base.py >>>> >>>> Modified: branches/bieri_gui/gui_bieri/analyses/auto_rx_base.py >>>> URL: >>>> http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax/branches/bieri_gui/gui_bieri/analyses/auto_rx_base.py?rev=11079&r1=11078&r2=11079&view=diff >>>> >>>> ============================================================================== >>>> --- branches/bieri_gui/gui_bieri/analyses/auto_rx_base.py (original) >>>> +++ branches/bieri_gui/gui_bieri/analyses/auto_rx_base.py Tue Apr 13 >>>> 07:01:28 2010 >>>> @@ -363,27 +363,14 @@ >>>> # Display the relax controller. >>>> self.gui.controller.Show() >>>> >>>> - # FIXME: Debugging code, non-threaded exec. >>>> - self.execute_thread() >>>> - event.Skip() >>>> - return >>>> - >>>> - # The thread object storage. >>>> - self.gui.calc_threads.append(Thread_container()) >>>> - thread_cont = self.gui.calc_threads[-1] >>>> - >>>> # Start the thread. >>>> - id = thread.start_new_thread(self.execute_thread, ()) >>>> - >>>> - # Add the thread info to the container. >>>> - thread_cont.id = id >>>> - thread_cont.analysis_type = self.analysis_type >>>> + id = thread.start_new_thread(self.execute_thread, ('dummy',)) >>>> >>>> # Terminate the event. >>>> event.Skip() >>>> >>>> >>>> - def execute_thread(self): >>>> + def execute_thread(self, dummy_string): >>>> """Execute the calculation in a thread.""" >>>> >>>> # Redirect relax output and errors to the controller. >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> relax (http://nmr-relax.com) >>>> >>>> This is the relax-commits mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, get a password >>>> reminder, or change your subscription options, >>>> visit the list information page at >>>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-commits >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> relax (http://nmr-relax.com) >>> >>> This is the relax-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, get a password >>> reminder, or change your subscription options, >>> visit the list information page at >>> https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-devel >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ relax (http://nmr-relax.com) This is the relax-devel mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, visit the list information page at https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-devel
