simple example thread in pys60

Thursday, 17 November 2011 01:12


import appuifw

import e32

import thread

def mine():

  global running

  print "new thread started"

  while running:

    print "thread running"

    e32.ao_sleep(2)

  print "thread stopped"

def startth():

  global running

  running=1

  thread.start_new_thread(mine,())

def stopth():

  global running

  running=0

def cl():

  appuifw.app.body.set(u"")

def about():

  appuifw.note(u"programmed by shankar.")

def quith():

  stopth()

  print "bye"

  lock.signal()

cl()

appuifw.app.title=u"thread_demo"

appuifw.app.exit_key_handler=quith

appuifw.app.menu=[(u"clear screen",cl),(u"Menu1",((u"About",about),(u"Quit",quith))),(u"thread",((u"start new",startth),(u"stop all",stopth)))]

lock=e32.Ao_lock()

lock.wait()