thym 0.0.1

Python-based timer component for developers

thym

A simple timer component that allows you to trigger an event at a specified interval.

Installation

There are two ways to install thym:

Install thym from PyPI (recommended):

sudo pip install thym

If you are using a virtualenv, you may want to avoid using sudo:

pip install thym

Alternatively: install thym from the GitHub source:

First, clone thym using git:

git clone https://github.com/apgeorg/thym.git

Then, cd to the thym folder and run the install command:

cd thym
sudo python setup.py install

Getting started

Timer

import thym

# Timer callback function
def timer_timeout():
  print("Hello!")

# Create a Timer which runs periodically 
t = thym.Timer(1, timer_timeout, oneshot=False)

# Start running
t.start()

You can now stop the timer:

t.stop()