Evaluating a Function After X Seconds: Python Equivalent to JavaScript's SetTimeout() Function

[ycoci0@gmail.com]

Hi all,

Not exactly new to Python, just have not programmed a time dependent
function using it before.

I imagine that many of you may also program some JavaScript and may be
familiar with JavaScript's SetTimeout( expression, after time interval
in milliseconds) function. Does Python have an equivalent to this?

A SetTimeout-like Python function would be ideal for my application.


Best,

Y-coci

[KenAggie]

Re: Evaluating a Function After X Seconds: Python Equivalent to JavaScript's SetTimeout() Function

Yea -- the "sched" class is exactly what you need. Just import sched
and then use it to schedule a function call in the future, either using
relative time or an absolute time. The python help file tells you how
in detail.
- Ken

ycoci0@gmail.co m wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi all,
>
> Not exactly new to Python, just have not programmed a time dependent
> function using it before.
>
> I imagine that many of you may also program some JavaScript and may be
> familiar with JavaScript's SetTimeout( expression, after time interval
> in milliseconds) function. Does Python have an equivalent to this?
>
> A SetTimeout-like Python function would be ideal for my application.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Y-coci[/color]

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Re: Evaluating a Function After X Seconds: Python Equivalent to JavaScript'sSet Timeout() Function

Dennis Lee Bieber schrieb:[color=blue]
> I don't know? How does "SetTimeout " actually behave? Asynchronously?
> Synchronously? That is... would[/color]

The former. It is the poor-mans threading of JavaScript so to speak.

Diez