Python Threading Sample

threading_sample.py

"""
placeholder docstring
"""
import threading
import time
import random

def waitsome(n):
    """ wait some time
    """
    seconds = random.randint(0,n*1000)/1000
    time.sleep(seconds)
    print "waited: {} ms on {}.".format(1000*seconds,threading.currentThread().name)
    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    """
    """

    # when we have made no threads, this returns 1.
    # print threading.activeCount()

    # this gives the main thread if no new threads have
    # yet been initiated
    # print threading.enumerate()

    threadname = "randomthread"
    mylist = []
    for i in range(50):
        mylist.append(threading.Thread(None, waitsome, threadname+str(i), [5]))

    for thread in mylist:
        thread.start()
        
    print "Final (running) ActiveCount", threading.activeCount()