simpl python thread timer example

timer.py

from threading import Thread, Event
import time
import requests


class TimerThread(Thread):

    def __init__(self, event, interval):
        Thread.__init__(self)

        self.stopped = event
        self.interval = interval
        self.log('Thread created')

    def run(self):
        while not self.stopped.wait(self.interval):
            self.log('ping')

    def log(self, message):
        print '{time} ({unixtime}):  {msg}'.format(time=time.strftime('%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S'), unixtime=int(time.time()), msg=message)


def main():
    # start the threads
    stop_flag = Event()
    thread = TimerThread(
        event=stop_flag,
        interval=1
    )
    thread.start()

    # listen for ctrl+c
    try:
        while True:
            time.sleep(1)
            pass
    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
        print '\n! Received keyboard interrupt, quitting threads.\n'
        stop_flag.set()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()