#!/usr/bin/env python3

#

# https://docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html

#

import threading

import time

# --- classes ---

class ExampleThread(threading.Thread):

def __init__(self, name, counter=10, sleep=0.5):

threading.Thread.__init__(self)

self.name = name

self.counter = counter

self.sleep = sleep

def run(self):

for x in range(self.counter):

print(self.name, x)

time.sleep(self.sleep)

# --- functions ---

def example_function(name, counter=10, sleep=0.5):

for x in range(counter):

print(name, x)

time.sleep(sleep)

# --- example 1 ---

# `args` have to be tuple.

# for one argument you need `args=("function:",)`

t1 = threading.Thread(target=example_function, args=("function:", 15))

t1.start()

# --- example 2 ---

t2 = ExampleThread("class:", 10, 1.0)

t2.start()

# --- example 2 ---

# start thread after 3 seconds

t3 = threading.Timer(3, example_function, args=("** timer **:", 2, 3.0))

t3.start()