maxthreads 1.0.1

Python module for running tasks within a limited amount of threads

Descriptions can be found in the markdown README.

New features:

V.0.2.0

• start_thread now returns the Thread object

V.0.3.0

• Added ThreadStarter Class. This class can run a separate thread for the sole purpose of starting threads with MaxThreads

V.0.4.0

• Removed ThreadStarter Class because the new way start_thread is written makes this class obsolete (it no longer blocks while waiting for a thread to become available).

V.0.5.0

• Added the ability to prioritize tasks started by start_thread

V.0.5.3

• Changed how the stop function works also added a start function that can be called after stop to restart

V.0.5.8

• The priority variable can now be a tuple

V.0.5.11

• Changed name of start_thread to the more accurate add_task (the old name can still be used)

V.1.0.0

• Fixed bug in the stop function where it wouldn’t work if the priority variable in previously added tasks still in the queue was anything else than an integer.

• Fixed bug in the empty_queue where it would empty the queue then block indefinitely.

• Removed start function because tasks are now deleted in the stop function.

• Added get_task_queue_count function

V.1.0.1

• Fixed bug where a new thread could close before being added to the threads list

• Fixed bug where add_task wouldn’t start a new thread when it should