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-\section{\module{threading} ---
- Higher-level threading interface}
-
-\declaremodule{standard}{threading}
-\modulesynopsis{Higher-level threading interface.}
-
-
-This module constructs higher-level threading interfaces on top of the
-lower level \refmodule{thread} module.
-
-The \refmodule[dummythreading]{dummy_threading} module is provided for
-situations where \module{threading} cannot be used because
-\refmodule{thread} is missing.
-
-This module defines the following functions and objects:
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{activeCount}{}
-Return the number of \class{Thread} objects currently alive. The
-returned count is equal to the length of the list returned by
-\function{enumerate()}.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdescni}{Condition}{}
-A factory function that returns a new condition variable object.
-A condition variable allows one or more threads to wait until they
-are notified by another thread.
-\end{funcdescni}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{currentThread}{}
-Return the current \class{Thread} object, corresponding to the
-caller's thread of control. If the caller's thread of control was not
-created through the
-\module{threading} module, a dummy thread object with limited functionality
-is returned.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{enumerate}{}
-Return a list of all \class{Thread} objects currently alive. The list
-includes daemonic threads, dummy thread objects created by
-\function{currentThread()}, and the main thread. It excludes
-terminated threads and threads that have not yet been started.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdescni}{Event}{}
-A factory function that returns a new event object. An event manages
-a flag that can be set to true with the \method{set()} method and
-reset to false with the \method{clear()} method. The \method{wait()}
-method blocks until the flag is true.
-\end{funcdescni}
-
-\begin{classdesc*}{local}{}
-A class that represents thread-local data. Thread-local data are data
-whose values are thread specific. To manage thread-local data, just
-create an instance of \class{local} (or a subclass) and store
-attributes on it:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-mydata = threading.local()
-mydata.x = 1
-\end{verbatim}
-
-The instance's values will be different for separate threads.
-
-For more details and extensive examples, see the documentation string
-of the \module{_threading_local} module.
-
-\versionadded{2.4}
-\end{classdesc*}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{Lock}{}
-A factory function that returns a new primitive lock object. Once
-a thread has acquired it, subsequent attempts to acquire it block,
-until it is released; any thread may release it.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{RLock}{}
-A factory function that returns a new reentrant lock object.
-A reentrant lock must be released by the thread that acquired it.
-Once a thread has acquired a reentrant lock, the same thread may
-acquire it again without blocking; the thread must release it once
-for each time it has acquired it.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdescni}{Semaphore}{\optional{value}}
-A factory function that returns a new semaphore object. A
-semaphore manages a counter representing the number of \method{release()}
-calls minus the number of \method{acquire()} calls, plus an initial value.
-The \method{acquire()} method blocks if necessary until it can return
-without making the counter negative. If not given, \var{value} defaults to
-1.
-\end{funcdescni}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{BoundedSemaphore}{\optional{value}}
-A factory function that returns a new bounded semaphore object. A bounded
-semaphore checks to make sure its current value doesn't exceed its initial
-value. If it does, \exception{ValueError} is raised. In most situations
-semaphores are used to guard resources with limited capacity. If the
-semaphore is released too many times it's a sign of a bug. If not given,
-\var{value} defaults to 1.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{classdesc*}{Thread}
-A class that represents a thread of control. This class can be safely
-subclassed in a limited fashion.
-\end{classdesc*}
-
-\begin{classdesc*}{Timer}
-A thread that executes a function after a specified interval has passed.
-\end{classdesc*}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{settrace}{func}
-Set a trace function\index{trace function} for all threads started
-from the \module{threading} module. The \var{func} will be passed to
-\function{sys.settrace()} for each thread, before its \method{run()}
-method is called.
-\versionadded{2.3}
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{setprofile}{func}
-Set a profile function\index{profile function} for all threads started
-from the \module{threading} module. The \var{func} will be passed to
-\function{sys.setprofile()} for each thread, before its \method{run()}
-method is called.
-\versionadded{2.3}
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-\begin{funcdesc}{stack_size}{\optional{size}}
-Return the thread stack size used when creating new threads. The
-optional \var{size} argument specifies the stack size to be used for
-subsequently created threads, and must be 0 (use platform or
-configured default) or a positive integer value of at least 32,768 (32kB).
-If changing the thread stack size is unsupported, a \exception{ThreadError}
-is raised. If the specified stack size is invalid, a \exception{ValueError}
-is raised and the stack size is unmodified. 32kB is currently the minimum
-supported stack size value to guarantee sufficient stack space for the
-interpreter itself. Note that some platforms may have particular
-restrictions on values for the stack size, such as requiring a minimum
-stack size > 32kB or requiring allocation in multiples of the system
-memory page size - platform documentation should be referred to for
-more information (4kB pages are common; using multiples of 4096 for
-the stack size is the suggested approach in the absence of more
-specific information).
-Availability: Windows, systems with \POSIX{} threads.
-\versionadded{2.5}
-\end{funcdesc}
-
-Detailed interfaces for the objects are documented below.
-
-The design of this module is loosely based on Java's threading model.
-However, where Java makes locks and condition variables basic behavior
-of every object, they are separate objects in Python. Python's \class{Thread}
-class supports a subset of the behavior of Java's Thread class;
-currently, there are no priorities, no thread groups, and threads
-cannot be destroyed, stopped, suspended, resumed, or interrupted. The
-static methods of Java's Thread class, when implemented, are mapped to
-module-level functions.
-
-All of the methods described below are executed atomically.
-
-
-\subsection{Lock Objects \label{lock-objects}}
-
-A primitive lock is a synchronization primitive that is not owned
-by a particular thread when locked. In Python, it is currently
-the lowest level synchronization primitive available, implemented
-directly by the \refmodule{thread} extension module.
-
-A primitive lock is in one of two states, ``locked'' or ``unlocked''.
-It is created in the unlocked state. It has two basic methods,
-\method{acquire()} and \method{release()}. When the state is
-unlocked, \method{acquire()} changes the state to locked and returns
-immediately. When the state is locked, \method{acquire()} blocks
-until a call to \method{release()} in another thread changes it to
-unlocked, then the \method{acquire()} call resets it to locked and
-returns. The \method{release()} method should only be called in the
-locked state; it changes the state to unlocked and returns
-immediately. If an attempt is made to release an unlocked lock, a
-\exception{RuntimeError} will be raised.
-
-When more than one thread is blocked in \method{acquire()} waiting for
-the state to turn to unlocked, only one thread proceeds when a
-\method{release()} call resets the state to unlocked; which one of the
-waiting threads proceeds is not defined, and may vary across
-implementations.
-
-All methods are executed atomically.
-
-\begin{methoddesc}[Lock]{acquire}{\optional{blocking\code{ = 1}}}
-Acquire a lock, blocking or non-blocking.
-
-When invoked without arguments, block until the lock is
-unlocked, then set it to locked, and return true.
-
-When invoked with the \var{blocking} argument set to true, do the
-same thing as when called without arguments, and return true.
-
-When invoked with the \var{blocking} argument set to false, do not
-block. If a call without an argument would block, return false
-immediately; otherwise, do the same thing as when called
-without arguments, and return true.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}[Lock]{release}{}
-Release a lock.
-
-When the lock is locked, reset it to unlocked, and return. If
-any other threads are blocked waiting for the lock to become
-unlocked, allow exactly one of them to proceed.
-
-Do not call this method when the lock is unlocked.
-
-There is no return value.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsection{RLock Objects \label{rlock-objects}}
-
-A reentrant lock is a synchronization primitive that may be
-acquired multiple times by the same thread. Internally, it uses
-the concepts of ``owning thread'' and ``recursion level'' in
-addition to the locked/unlocked state used by primitive locks. In
-the locked state, some thread owns the lock; in the unlocked
-state, no thread owns it.
-
-To lock the lock, a thread calls its \method{acquire()} method; this
-returns once the thread owns the lock. To unlock the lock, a
-thread calls its \method{release()} method.
-\method{acquire()}/\method{release()} call pairs may be nested; only
-the final \method{release()} (the \method{release()} of the outermost
-pair) resets the lock to unlocked and allows another thread blocked in
-\method{acquire()} to proceed.
-
-\begin{methoddesc}[RLock]{acquire}{\optional{blocking\code{ = 1}}}
-Acquire a lock, blocking or non-blocking.
-
-When invoked without arguments: if this thread already owns
-the lock, increment the recursion level by one, and return
-immediately. Otherwise, if another thread owns the lock,
-block until the lock is unlocked. Once the lock is unlocked
-(not owned by any thread), then grab ownership, set the
-recursion level to one, and return. If more than one thread
-is blocked waiting until the lock is unlocked, only one at a
-time will be able to grab ownership of the lock. There is no
-return value in this case.
-
-When invoked with the \var{blocking} argument set to true, do the
-same thing as when called without arguments, and return true.
-
-When invoked with the \var{blocking} argument set to false, do not
-block. If a call without an argument would block, return false
-immediately; otherwise, do the same thing as when called
-without arguments, and return true.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}[RLock]{release}{}
-Release a lock, decrementing the recursion level. If after the
-decrement it is zero, reset the lock to unlocked (not owned by any
-thread), and if any other threads are blocked waiting for the lock to
-become unlocked, allow exactly one of them to proceed. If after the
-decrement the recursion level is still nonzero, the lock remains
-locked and owned by the calling thread.
-
-Only call this method when the calling thread owns the lock. A
-\exception{RuntimeError} is raised if this method is called when the
-lock is unlocked.
-
-There is no return value.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsection{Condition Objects \label{condition-objects}}
-
-A condition variable is always associated with some kind of lock;
-this can be passed in or one will be created by default. (Passing
-one in is useful when several condition variables must share the
-same lock.)
-
-A condition variable has \method{acquire()} and \method{release()}
-methods that call the corresponding methods of the associated lock.
-It also has a \method{wait()} method, and \method{notify()} and
-\method{notifyAll()} methods. These three must only be called when
-the calling thread has acquired the lock, otherwise a
-\exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
-
-The \method{wait()} method releases the lock, and then blocks until it
-is awakened by a \method{notify()} or \method{notifyAll()} call for
-the same condition variable in another thread. Once awakened, it
-re-acquires the lock and returns. It is also possible to specify a
-timeout.
-
-The \method{notify()} method wakes up one of the threads waiting for
-the condition variable, if any are waiting. The \method{notifyAll()}
-method wakes up all threads waiting for the condition variable.
-
-Note: the \method{notify()} and \method{notifyAll()} methods don't
-release the lock; this means that the thread or threads awakened will
-not return from their \method{wait()} call immediately, but only when
-the thread that called \method{notify()} or \method{notifyAll()}
-finally relinquishes ownership of the lock.
-
-Tip: the typical programming style using condition variables uses the
-lock to synchronize access to some shared state; threads that are
-interested in a particular change of state call \method{wait()}
-repeatedly until they see the desired state, while threads that modify
-the state call \method{notify()} or \method{notifyAll()} when they
-change the state in such a way that it could possibly be a desired
-state for one of the waiters. For example, the following code is a
-generic producer-consumer situation with unlimited buffer capacity:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-# Consume one item
-cv.acquire()
-while not an_item_is_available():
- cv.wait()
-get_an_available_item()
-cv.release()
-
-# Produce one item
-cv.acquire()
-make_an_item_available()
-cv.notify()
-cv.release()
-\end{verbatim}
-
-To choose between \method{notify()} and \method{notifyAll()}, consider
-whether one state change can be interesting for only one or several
-waiting threads. E.g. in a typical producer-consumer situation,
-adding one item to the buffer only needs to wake up one consumer
-thread.
-
-\begin{classdesc}{Condition}{\optional{lock}}
-If the \var{lock} argument is given and not \code{None}, it must be a
-\class{Lock} or \class{RLock} object, and it is used as the underlying
-lock. Otherwise, a new \class{RLock} object is created and used as
-the underlying lock.
-\end{classdesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{acquire}{*args}
-Acquire the underlying lock.
-This method calls the corresponding method on the underlying
-lock; the return value is whatever that method returns.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{release}{}
-Release the underlying lock.
-This method calls the corresponding method on the underlying
-lock; there is no return value.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{wait}{\optional{timeout}}
-Wait until notified or until a timeout occurs. If the calling thread
-has not acquired the lock when this method is called, a
-\exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
-
-This method releases the underlying lock, and then blocks until it is
-awakened by a \method{notify()} or \method{notifyAll()} call for the
-same condition variable in another thread, or until the optional
-timeout occurs. Once awakened or timed out, it re-acquires the lock
-and returns.
-
-When the \var{timeout} argument is present and not \code{None}, it
-should be a floating point number specifying a timeout for the
-operation in seconds (or fractions thereof).
-
-When the underlying lock is an \class{RLock}, it is not released using
-its \method{release()} method, since this may not actually unlock the
-lock when it was acquired multiple times recursively. Instead, an
-internal interface of the \class{RLock} class is used, which really
-unlocks it even when it has been recursively acquired several times.
-Another internal interface is then used to restore the recursion level
-when the lock is reacquired.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{notify}{}
-Wake up a thread waiting on this condition, if any. Wait until
-notified or until a timeout occurs. If the calling thread has not
-acquired the lock when this method is called, a
-\exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
-
-This method wakes up one of the threads waiting for the condition
-variable, if any are waiting; it is a no-op if no threads are waiting.
-
-The current implementation wakes up exactly one thread, if any are
-waiting. However, it's not safe to rely on this behavior. A future,
-optimized implementation may occasionally wake up more than one
-thread.
-
-Note: the awakened thread does not actually return from its
-\method{wait()} call until it can reacquire the lock. Since
-\method{notify()} does not release the lock, its caller should.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{notifyAll}{}
-Wake up all threads waiting on this condition. This method acts like
-\method{notify()}, but wakes up all waiting threads instead of one. If
-the calling thread has not acquired the lock when this method is
-called, a \exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsection{Semaphore Objects \label{semaphore-objects}}
-
-This is one of the oldest synchronization primitives in the history of
-computer science, invented by the early Dutch computer scientist
-Edsger W. Dijkstra (he used \method{P()} and \method{V()} instead of
-\method{acquire()} and \method{release()}).
-
-A semaphore manages an internal counter which is decremented by each
-\method{acquire()} call and incremented by each \method{release()}
-call. The counter can never go below zero; when \method{acquire()}
-finds that it is zero, it blocks, waiting until some other thread
-calls \method{release()}.
-
-\begin{classdesc}{Semaphore}{\optional{value}}
-The optional argument gives the initial \var{value} for the internal
-counter; it defaults to \code{1}. If the \var{value} given is less
-than 0, \exception{ValueError} is raised.
-\end{classdesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{acquire}{\optional{blocking}}
-Acquire a semaphore.
-
-When invoked without arguments: if the internal counter is larger than
-zero on entry, decrement it by one and return immediately. If it is
-zero on entry, block, waiting until some other thread has called
-\method{release()} to make it larger than zero. This is done with
-proper interlocking so that if multiple \method{acquire()} calls are
-blocked, \method{release()} will wake exactly one of them up. The
-implementation may pick one at random, so the order in which blocked
-threads are awakened should not be relied on. There is no return
-value in this case.
-
-When invoked with \var{blocking} set to true, do the same thing as
-when called without arguments, and return true.
-
-When invoked with \var{blocking} set to false, do not block. If a
-call without an argument would block, return false immediately;
-otherwise, do the same thing as when called without arguments, and
-return true.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{release}{}
-Release a semaphore,
-incrementing the internal counter by one. When it was zero on
-entry and another thread is waiting for it to become larger
-than zero again, wake up that thread.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsubsection{\class{Semaphore} Example \label{semaphore-examples}}
-
-Semaphores are often used to guard resources with limited capacity, for
-example, a database server. In any situation where the size of the resource
-size is fixed, you should use a bounded semaphore. Before spawning any
-worker threads, your main thread would initialize the semaphore:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-maxconnections = 5
-...
-pool_sema = BoundedSemaphore(value=maxconnections)
-\end{verbatim}
-
-Once spawned, worker threads call the semaphore's acquire and release
-methods when they need to connect to the server:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-pool_sema.acquire()
-conn = connectdb()
-... use connection ...
-conn.close()
-pool_sema.release()
-\end{verbatim}
-
-The use of a bounded semaphore reduces the chance that a programming error
-which causes the semaphore to be released more than it's acquired will go
-undetected.
-
-
-\subsection{Event Objects \label{event-objects}}
-
-This is one of the simplest mechanisms for communication between
-threads: one thread signals an event and other threads wait for it.
-
-An event object manages an internal flag that can be set to true with
-the \method{set()} method and reset to false with the \method{clear()}
-method. The \method{wait()} method blocks until the flag is true.
-
-
-\begin{classdesc}{Event}{}
-The internal flag is initially false.
-\end{classdesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{isSet}{}
-Return true if and only if the internal flag is true.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{set}{}
-Set the internal flag to true.
-All threads waiting for it to become true are awakened.
-Threads that call \method{wait()} once the flag is true will not block
-at all.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{clear}{}
-Reset the internal flag to false.
-Subsequently, threads calling \method{wait()} will block until
-\method{set()} is called to set the internal flag to true again.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{wait}{\optional{timeout}}
-Block until the internal flag is true.
-If the internal flag is true on entry, return immediately. Otherwise,
-block until another thread calls \method{set()} to set the flag to
-true, or until the optional timeout occurs.
-
-When the timeout argument is present and not \code{None}, it should be a
-floating point number specifying a timeout for the operation in
-seconds (or fractions thereof).
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsection{Thread Objects \label{thread-objects}}
-
-This class represents an activity that is run in a separate thread
-of control. There are two ways to specify the activity: by
-passing a callable object to the constructor, or by overriding the
-\method{run()} method in a subclass. No other methods (except for the
-constructor) should be overridden in a subclass. In other words,
-\emph{only} override the \method{__init__()} and \method{run()}
-methods of this class.
-
-Once a thread object is created, its activity must be started by
-calling the thread's \method{start()} method. This invokes the
-\method{run()} method in a separate thread of control.
-
-Once the thread's activity is started, the thread is considered
-'alive'. It stops being alive when its \method{run()} method terminates
--- either normally, or by raising an unhandled exception. The
-\method{isAlive()} method tests whether the thread is alive.
-
-Other threads can call a thread's \method{join()} method. This blocks
-the calling thread until the thread whose \method{join()} method is
-called is terminated.
-
-A thread has a name. The name can be passed to the constructor,
-set with the \method{setName()} method, and retrieved with the
-\method{getName()} method.
-
-A thread can be flagged as a ``daemon thread''. The significance
-of this flag is that the entire Python program exits when only
-daemon threads are left. The initial value is inherited from the
-creating thread. The flag can be set with the \method{setDaemon()}
-method and retrieved with the \method{isDaemon()} method.
-
-There is a ``main thread'' object; this corresponds to the
-initial thread of control in the Python program. It is not a
-daemon thread.
-
-There is the possibility that ``dummy thread objects'' are created.
-These are thread objects corresponding to ``alien threads'', which
-are threads of control started outside the threading module, such as
-directly from C code. Dummy thread objects have limited
-functionality; they are always considered alive and daemonic, and
-cannot be \method{join()}ed. They are never deleted, since it is
-impossible to detect the termination of alien threads.
-
-
-\begin{classdesc}{Thread}{group=None, target=None, name=None,
- args=(), kwargs=\{\}}
-This constructor should always be called with keyword
-arguments. Arguments are:
-
-\var{group} should be \code{None}; reserved for future extension when
-a \class{ThreadGroup} class is implemented.
-
-\var{target} is the callable object to be invoked by the
-\method{run()} method. Defaults to \code{None}, meaning nothing is
-called.
-
-\var{name} is the thread name. By default, a unique name is
-constructed of the form ``Thread-\var{N}'' where \var{N} is a small
-decimal number.
-
-\var{args} is the argument tuple for the target invocation. Defaults
-to \code{()}.
-
-\var{kwargs} is a dictionary of keyword arguments for the target
-invocation. Defaults to \code{\{\}}.
-
-If the subclass overrides the constructor, it must make sure
-to invoke the base class constructor (\code{Thread.__init__()})
-before doing anything else to the thread.
-\end{classdesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{start}{}
-Start the thread's activity.
-
-It must be called at most once per thread object. It arranges for the
-object's \method{run()} method to be invoked in a separate thread of
-control.
-
-This method will raise a \exception{RuntimeException} if called more
-than once on the same thread object.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{run}{}
-Method representing the thread's activity.
-
-You may override this method in a subclass. The standard
-\method{run()} method invokes the callable object passed to the
-object's constructor as the \var{target} argument, if any, with
-sequential and keyword arguments taken from the \var{args} and
-\var{kwargs} arguments, respectively.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{join}{\optional{timeout}}
-Wait until the thread terminates.
-This blocks the calling thread until the thread whose \method{join()}
-method is called terminates -- either normally or through an
-unhandled exception -- or until the optional timeout occurs.
-
-When the \var{timeout} argument is present and not \code{None}, it
-should be a floating point number specifying a timeout for the
-operation in seconds (or fractions thereof). As \method{join()} always
-returns \code{None}, you must call \method{isAlive()} to decide whether
-a timeout happened.
-
-When the \var{timeout} argument is not present or \code{None}, the
-operation will block until the thread terminates.
-
-A thread can be \method{join()}ed many times.
-
-\method{join()} may throw a \exception{RuntimeError}, if an attempt is
-made to join the current thread as that would cause a deadlock. It is
-also an error to \method{join()} a thread before it has been started
-and attempts to do so raises same exception.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{getName}{}
-Return the thread's name.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{setName}{name}
-Set the thread's name.
-
-The name is a string used for identification purposes only.
-It has no semantics. Multiple threads may be given the same
-name. The initial name is set by the constructor.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{isAlive}{}
-Return whether the thread is alive.
-
-Roughly, a thread is alive from the moment the \method{start()} method
-returns until its \method{run()} method terminates. The module
-function \function{enumerate()} returns a list of all alive threads.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{isDaemon}{}
-Return the thread's daemon flag.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{setDaemon}{daemonic}
-Set the thread's daemon flag to the Boolean value \var{daemonic}.
-This must be called before \method{start()} is called, otherwise
-\exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
-
-The initial value is inherited from the creating thread.
-
-The entire Python program exits when no alive non-daemon threads are
-left.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-
-\subsection{Timer Objects \label{timer-objects}}
-
-This class represents an action that should be run only after a
-certain amount of time has passed --- a timer. \class{Timer} is a
-subclass of \class{Thread} and as such also functions as an example of
-creating custom threads.
-
-Timers are started, as with threads, by calling their \method{start()}
-method. The timer can be stopped (before its action has begun) by
-calling the \method{cancel()} method. The interval the timer will
-wait before executing its action may not be exactly the same as the
-interval specified by the user.
-
-For example:
-\begin{verbatim}
-def hello():
- print "hello, world"
-
-t = Timer(30.0, hello)
-t.start() # after 30 seconds, "hello, world" will be printed
-\end{verbatim}
-
-\begin{classdesc}{Timer}{interval, function, args=[], kwargs=\{\}}
-Create a timer that will run \var{function} with arguments \var{args} and
-keyword arguments \var{kwargs}, after \var{interval} seconds have passed.
-\end{classdesc}
-
-\begin{methoddesc}{cancel}{}
-Stop the timer, and cancel the execution of the timer's action. This
-will only work if the timer is still in its waiting stage.
-\end{methoddesc}
-
-\subsection{Using locks, conditions, and semaphores in the \keyword{with}
-statement \label{with-locks}}
-
-All of the objects provided by this module that have \method{acquire()} and
-\method{release()} methods can be used as context managers for a \keyword{with}
-statement. The \method{acquire()} method will be called when the block is
-entered, and \method{release()} will be called when the block is exited.
-
-Currently, \class{Lock}, \class{RLock}, \class{Condition}, \class{Semaphore},
-and \class{BoundedSemaphore} objects may be used as \keyword{with}
-statement context managers. For example:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-from __future__ import with_statement
-import threading
-
-some_rlock = threading.RLock()
-
-with some_rlock:
- print "some_rlock is locked while this executes"
-\end{verbatim}
-