test thread by Chou

test_thread.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from threading import Thread
import time

class Man(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.switch = True
    def stop(self):
        self.switch = False
    def run(self):
        while self.switch:
            print ('eating')
            time.sleep(0.1)

startTime = time.time()
switch = True

Derek = Man()
process = Thread(target=Derek.run)
process.start()

while switch:
    nowTime = time.time()
    duration = nowTime - startTime
    switch = False if duration>3 else True
    time.sleep(0.5)
    print ('using cell phone')

Derek.stop()
process.join()
print ("It's finished")
print ('thread is off' if not process.isAlive() else 'thread is still on')