How to run functions in the background?

[Ognjen Bezanov]

Hello
I need to find a way to 'fork' a function into the background yet still
be able to send commands to it.

I am writing a media player, and I have a function which plays the
media. I want to be able to run this function but to (at the same time)
be able to send commands from it (e.g. pause, play etc...)

How could I do this?

any help appreciated.

[Grant Edwards]

On 2005-05-30, Ognjen Bezanov <og****@mailshack.com> wrote:

I need to find a way to 'fork' a function into the background
yet still be able to send commands to it.

http://docs.python.org/lib/module-popen2.html

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[Will McGugan]

Ognjen Bezanov wrote:

Hello
I need to find a way to 'fork' a function into the background yet still
be able to send commands to it.

I am writing a media player, and I have a function which plays the
media. I want to be able to run this function but to (at the same time)
be able to send commands from it (e.g. pause, play etc...)

How could I do this?

Put your function in a thread, and add a queue to send your commands.
Look up 'thread' and 'queue' in the help.
Will McGugan
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