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July 13, 2017 06:40
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A simple python thread based random number generator
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import threading | |
x=0 #to get a random number | |
killswitch = False # To kill thread after use | |
def threaded_return(que): | |
""" | |
Returning data from thread safely (Returns current value of x) | |
:param que: | |
:return: | |
""" | |
global x | |
que.put(x) | |
def thread_fn(): | |
""" | |
This is a threaded function (counts from 0 to 10000 for infinite times untill killswitch is True) | |
:return: | |
""" | |
global x | |
global killswitch | |
while True: | |
if killswitch: | |
break | |
if x==10000: | |
x=0 | |
continue | |
x=x+1 | |
def kill(): | |
""" | |
To send kill signal to the thread | |
:return: | |
""" | |
global killswitch | |
killswitch = True | |
global th | |
th.join() | |
def run(): | |
global th | |
th = threading.Thread(target=thread_fn) | |
th.start() |
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import queue | |
que = queue.Queue() | |
import lib | |
def main(): | |
lib.run() | |
print("Main function...") | |
for i in range(20): | |
lib.threaded_return(que=que) | |
x = str(que.get()) | |
print("Returned from queue: "+x) | |
lib.kill() | |
exit() | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
try: | |
main() | |
except KeyboardInterrupt: | |
lib.kill() | |
exit(0) |
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