Event Objects - Threading Event Objects in Python

event_threads.py

import io
import logging
import threading

import requests


logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

def print_response_data(received, data):
    """Waits for the received event and prints the response data."""
    logging.info('Starting to wait for the event')
    received.wait()
    logging.info('data = %s' % data.getvalue())

def main():
    """The main top-level method of the application."""
    response_received = threading.Event()

    data = io.StringIO()
    printer = threading.Thread(target=print_response_data, args=(response_received, data))
    printer.start()

    logging.info('Making the request')
    response = requests.get('http://www.city-data.com/county/Bernalillo_County-NM.html')
    data.write(response.text)
    response_received.set()
    logging.info('We just set the event')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()