lox 0.3.4

Threading and Multiprocessing for every project.

lox

Threading made easy.

• Free software: MIT license

• Documentation: https://lox.readthedocs.io.

Installation

pip install lox

Features

• Multithreading: Powerful, intuitive multithreading in just 2 additional lines of code.

• Multiprocessing: Truly parallel function execution with the same interface as multithreading.

• Synchronization: Advanced thread synchronization, communication, and resource management tools.

Usage

Easy Multithreading

>>> import lox
>>>
>>> @lox.thread(4) # Will operate with a maximum of 4 threads
... def foo(x,y):
...     return x*y
>>> foo(3,4)
12
>>> for i in range(5):
...     foo.scatter(i, i+1)
-ignore-
>>> # foo is currently being executed in 4 threads
>>> results = foo.gather() # block until results are ready
>>> print(results) # Results are in the same order as scatter() calls
[0, 2, 6, 12, 20]

History

0.3.4 (2019-06-20)

• Print traceback in red when a thread crashes

0.3.3 (2019-06-19)

• Fix bug where thread in scatter of lox.thread double releases on empty queue

0.3.2 (2019-06-17)

• Fix manifest for installation from wheel

0.3.1 (2019-06-17)

• Fix package on pypi

0.3.0 (2019-06-01)

• Multiprocessing decorator. lox.pool renamed to lox.thread

• Substantial pytest bug fixes

• Documentation examples

• timeout for RWLock

0.2.1 (2019-05-25)

• Fix IndexSemaphore context manager

0.2.0 (2019-05-24)

• Added QLock

• Documentation syntax fixes

0.1.1 (2019-05-24)

• CICD test

0.1.0 (2019-05-24)

• First release on PyPI.