threading.Timer

Describing Timer(interval, func, args)

  • A Timer object is used to execute a function at a later time
  • It creates a timer object that runs the function func after interval seconds
  • The args provide the arguments and keyword arguments passed to the func
  • The timer does not start until the start method is called

Describing t.start()

  • The start function is an instance method of Timer
  • It starts the timer
  • The function func supplied to Timer will be executed after the specified timer interval

Describing t.cancel()

  • The cancel function is an instance method of Timer
  • It cancels the timer if the function has not started yet

Example of Timer

>>> from threading import Timer

>>> def sleepy():
...     print('thread started')
...     time.sleep(10)
...     print('thread done')

>>> t = Timer(30.0, sleepy)
>>> t.start()
>>> print('waiting for 30 seconds')
'waiting for 30 seconds'
>>> print('still waiting')
'thread started'
'thread done'

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