Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'output': 0.05; 'modified': 0.07; 'executed': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; 'jan': 0.12; '2.7': 0.14; 'typos': 0.16; 'prevent': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'import': 0.22; 'to:name :python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; '(a)': 0.24; 'looks': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'subject:that': 0.31; 'linux': 0.33; 'running': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; '14,': 0.36; 'module.': 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'seconds': 0.37; 'same.': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; '2015': 0.84; 'played': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=myAAcNGWu/iyvjLr25KAHtwh+BZrBvwKK4PwunUiVEM=; b=ON3f+EHCRVnmak6BC8rO8XgfZPFTsvibWedRPyZRDChPxMSd/auJFoB2STh2IFU10j Cvtp9U1Qa3vkQkck5I8NeFUD0ommmqfIWmWAoX1V6HYJa4IC2BPQ75Hj9NDUSvReOhcg +qiASL4zlw10Exv8VVWsUGUKqtPG2oKh0GxkYU9txzvNY7aoSraDsWal4uIRatzhxzrQ NvtdO8iK36OfK7xKuFzfHzb7flsdjqLNwdFfD0DqUiFQ3sjMhBl7+V6wXIPt9N1zjg9A /XziJRpj6xkr6+6EN8yRj5pCO12Ut5c143938eTYYTgd2BHr948mphqD5kyc5PFaDpYp a0Cg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.87.46 with SMTP id u14mr3975354laz.36.1421241878216; Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:24:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:54:38 +0530 Subject: Re: How to terminate the function that runs every n seconds From: Ganesh Pal To: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 62 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1421241880 news.xs4all.nl 2933 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:47918 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:83751 I quick modified the code and it now looks like this ,is this ok for termination ? I played with t.canel() it didn't work import threading import time def printit(): print "EXECUTED SLEEP" t = threading.Timer(4, printit) t.start() printit() print "hello" output : Throttling-1# python file_02.py EXECUTED SLEEP hello EXECUTED SLEEP On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Ganesh Pal wrote: > Corrected Typos . > >>a) How to I prevent the execution of Print "EXECUTED SLEEP" after 4 >> seconds ? , current this is running in an infinite loop > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Ganesh Pal wrote: >> Iam using Linux and Python 2.7 and playing with the threading.Timer module. >> >> I had the below question on the same. >> >> (a) How to I prevent the execution the "EXECUTED SLEEP" after 4 >> seconds ? , current this is running in an infinite loop >> >> node-1# cat file_01.py >> >> import threading >> import time >> def printit(): >> threading.Timer(2, printit).start() >> print "EXECUTED SLEEP" >> printit() >> print "hi" >> time.sleep(4) >> print "hi" >> time.sleep(5) >> >> Output: >> node-1# python file_01.py >> EXECUTED SLEEP >> hi >> EXECUTED SLEEP >> EXECUTED SLEEP >> EXECUTED SLEEP >> >> >> >> Regards, >> Ganesh