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import os
import time
import argparse
import requests
import threading
import queue


class ImgDownloader(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self, folder, img_url_fmt, start, interval, print_queue):

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"""
Usage:

python service.py install
    Installs this script as a Windows service. Needs admin rights.
    
python service.py remove
    Remove service. Needs admin rights.
"""

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import threading
import functools

def with_lock(func):
    """ Synchronization decorator applicable to bound methods, which
    creates a threading.Lock for the decorated function, which is then acquired
    on every call to the method.
    Locks created will be stored in the dict self._func_locks. """
    @functools.wraps(func)
    def wrapped(self, *args, **kwargs):

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import threading
import ctypes
import time

class InterruptableThread(threading.Thread):
    """ Interruptable threading.Thread, based on:
            https://gist.github.com/liuw/2407154
    
    Calling this thread's interrupt() method from the main thread will raise
    an Exception inside run(), which will stop the execution.