threads

[vijayca]

i have written a script that spawns some threads....
all run in parallel....
now i need to stop all the threads once i press a key(example: "\n")
how to do it...

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

i have written a script that spawns some threads....
all run in parallel....
now i need to stop all the threads once i press a key(example: "\n")
how to do it...

That's a FAQ. Search this NG/ML for exhaustive discussions. The quick answer
is:

- you can't stop externally

- so you must rely on frequently checking some flag inside your worker
threads.

Like this (untested):

class MyThread(Thread):

def __init__(self):
Thread.__init__(self)
self.running = True

def run(self):
while self.running:
work()

Set MyThread.running to False when the key is pressed.


Diez