backpy 0.0.0

A Python interface to run functions in the background.

Functions:

• background - run a function in the background

    >>> import backpy
    >>> def myFunction(text):
            while 1:
                print(text)
>>> thread = backpy.background(target = myFunction, args = ("hello!")) # run
>>> # the function myFunction in the background with args ("hello!")
>>> thread._stop() # stop the thread.
>>> def myEndFunction(data):
        print('Finished', data)

>>> thread = backpy.background(mode = 'basic+finish',
                               target = myFunction, args = ("hello!"),
                               finish = myEndFunction, fargs = ("data"))
>>> thread._stop() # stop the thread.  </pre>