python thread interrupt main

Benja answered on August 22, 2022 Popularity 7/10 Helpfulness 4/10

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# Tldr; use _thread.interrupt_main()

import time
import threading
import _thread 


def task():
    time.sleep(3) # block for 3 seconds
    print('Interrupting main thread now')
    _thread.interrupt_main() # interrupt main
 
# start the new thread
thread = threading.Thread(target=task).start()
# run main loop and wait for exception
while True:
  print('Main thread waiting...')
  time.sleep(0.5)

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