let's say i defined a timer like:
def printer(data):
print data
data= "hello"
timer_obj = Timer(5,printer,args=[data])
timer_obj.start()
# some code
if( #someway to check timer object is currently ticking):
#do something
So is there a way that if the timer object is active right now, and by active i mean not in the function phase but in waiting phase.
Thanks in advance.
threading.Timer is a subclass of threading.Thread, you can use is_alive() to check if your timer is currently running.
import threading
import time
def hello():
print 'hello'
t = threading.Timer(4, hello)
t.start()
t.is_alive() #return true
time.sleep(5) #sleep for 5 sec
t.is_alive() #return false