On 20/02/2008, bob gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony Cappellini wrote: > > On Feb 19, 2008 2:02 PM, bob gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Tony Cappellini wrote: > >> > >>> When I executing a program external to the main program in a thread, > >>> and that thread hangs, can the thread be terminated? > >>> > >>> > >> Please define "hangs". > >> > > > > > >> AFAIK that could mean waiting on an external event / signal / > >> communication that never happens, or running in an "infinite loop". So > >> which is it or is it something else? > >> > > > > Never happens. > > > > Sorry. I don't understand that, so I can't help. Perhaps someone else can.
I presume he means he defines "hangs" as "waiting on an external event / signal / communicaiton that never happens". AFAIK, there's no good way to kill a thread (google for 'python kill thread' for lots of hits). IME most blocking operations have optional timeout parameters, so you could restructure your main thread loop to wait->work/timeout->repeat, which should make it easier to end the thread. -- John. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
