Module threading :: Class _Timer
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Class _Timer

object --+        
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  _Verbose --+    
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        Thread --+
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                _Timer

Call a function after a specified number of seconds:

t = Timer(30.0, f, args=[], kwargs={}) t.start() t.cancel() # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting

Instance Methods [hide private]
 
__init__(self, interval, function, args=[], kwargs={})
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature
 
cancel(self)
Stop the timer if it hasn't finished yet
 
run(self)

Inherited from Thread: __repr__, getName, isAlive, isDaemon, join, setDaemon, setName, start

Inherited from Thread (private): _set_daemon

Inherited from _Verbose (private): _note

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __str__

Properties [hide private]

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self, interval, function, args=[], kwargs={})
(Constructor)

 

x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Overrides: object.__init__
(inherited documentation)

run(self)

 
Overrides: Thread.run