safest way to kill a thread

[martinnitram@excite.com]

Dear all,
in python, a thread can be created by t = threading.Threa d. But i
found that when the main (and the thread) program is running and user
use Crtl+C/Crtl+Z to break the program abnormally, the thread is still
running and needed to kill manually (by the pid). Is there had any
safest way to kill/exit the thread program under python (when the
thread program part is a forever loop)?

Thank a lot

[limodou]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

Using Thread's method setDaemon() before you call the start() method.
Just like :

t.setDaemon(Tru e)
t.start()

martinnitram@ex cite.com wrote:[color=blue]
> Dear all,
> in python, a thread can be created by t = threading.Threa d. But i
> found that when the main (and the thread) program is running and user
> use Crtl+C/Crtl+Z to break the program abnormally, the thread is still
> running and needed to kill manually (by the pid). Is there had any
> safest way to kill/exit the thread program under python (when the
> thread program part is a forever loop)?
>
> Thank a lot
>[/color]

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[martinnitram@excite.com]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

limodou wrote:[color=blue]
>Using Thread's method setDaemon() before you call the start() method.
>Just like :
>t.setDaemon(Tr ue)
>t.start()[/color]
thank for fast reply.
from python.org doc, said that setDaemon() function as
"The entire Python program exits when no active non-daemon threads
are left."
is it mean that when the main program exit (normally/abnormally), all
threads created will also exit?
Thank again.

[limodou]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

I think only those threads which invoked with setDaemon() method will
exit, and others will not, as the main program exit.

martinnitram@ex cite.com wrote:[color=blue]
> limodou wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Using Thread's method setDaemon() before you call the start() method.
>>Just like :
>>t.setDaemon(T rue)
>>t.start()[/color]
>
> thank for fast reply.
> from python.org doc, said that setDaemon() function as
> "The entire Python program exits when no active non-daemon threads
> are left."
> is it mean that when the main program exit (normally/abnormally), all
> threads created will also exit?
> Thank again.
>[/color]

--
I love python!
My Blog: http://www.donews.net/limodou

[martinnitram@excite.com]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

Great thank for your helping.
Should the 'daemonic' flag at setDaemon() function set to 1/TRUE or
0/FALSE to do such action?

limodou wrote:[color=blue]
>I think only those threads which invoked with setDaemon() method will
>exit, and others will not, as the main program exit.[/color]

[hoxide]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

To Catch the "SystemExit "

import thread
from time import sleep
import sys

def t1():
try:
i=0
while 1:
print i+1
i += 1
sleep(1)
except SystemExit:
pass

thread.start_ne w_thread(t1, ())
sleep(3)


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[Peter Hansen]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

martinnitram@ex cite.com wrote:[color=blue]
> Should the 'daemonic' flag at setDaemon() function set to 1/TRUE or
> 0/FALSE to do such action?[/color]

First of all, it's "True" and "False" in Python, not TRUE
and FALSE.

Secondly, the answer to the question was in the previous
message where "limodou" told you about this in the first
place. Go back and read it again...

-Peter

[martinnitram@excite.com]

Re: safest way to kill a thread

Thank for all helping and sorry that i overlooked the previous
message.

Peter Hansen wrote:[color=blue]
> martinnitram@ex cite.com wrote:[color=green]
> > Should the 'daemonic' flag at setDaemon() function set to 1/TRUE or
> > 0/FALSE to do such action?[/color]
>
> First of all, it's "True" and "False" in Python, not TRUE
> and FALSE.
>
> Secondly, the answer to the question was in the previous
> message where "limodou" told you about this in the first
> place. Go back and read it again...
>
> -Peter[/color]