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at October 6, 2011 06:06 by denakitan
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import random
import threading
import time
'''
Class inheriting from the higher-level threading interface
'''
class GhibliMovieChooserThread(threading.Thread):
# movies to choose
ghibliMovies = ['Whisper of the Heart', 'Princess Mononoke', 'Spirited Away']
# defining the running count and interval between each of them
def __init__(self, count, interval):
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
self._count = count
self._interval = interval
# code executed when the Thread is started
def run(self):
i = 0
while i < count:
# gets an integer index from 0 to 2 to choose a Ghibli movie randomly
randomIndex = random.randint(0, len(self.ghibliMovies) - 1)
print('Let\'s see which movie I choose... Oh! It will be: %s' % self.ghibliMovies[randomIndex])
# waits for the interval defined in seconds
time.sleep(self._interval)
i = i + 1
if __name__ == '__main__':
count = 10
interval = 1
print('Ghibli Movie Chooser, give me %d Ghibli Movies, one each %d seconds!' % (count, interval))
GhibliMovieChooserThread(count, interval).start()
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Basic thread example showing how to create a class inheriting from threading.Thread class. For more information, take a look at the following links: http://docs.python.org/library/thread.html http://docs.python.org/library/threading.html http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-threadingpython/ http://effbot.org/zone/thread-synchronization.htm
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Python - Thread - Basics
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python
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Python