gistfile1.txt

threads = 6 

for fileName in fileNames:
  queue.put(fileName)

for i in range(threads):
  t = threading.Thread(target=get_backup_list, args=(queue,dbCreds,arguments.verbose,arguments.vault))
  activeThreads.append(t)
  t.start()

for activeThread in activeThreads:
  activeThread.join()
  
  
  def get_backup_list(queue,dbCreds,verbosity,vault):
  backupFiles = []

  while True:
    if queue.empty() == True:
      return 
    fileName = queue.get()
    try:
      fileInfo = lookup_file_by_path(fileName,dbCreds,vault)
      if not fileInfo:
        start = time.time()
        attributes = get_attributes(fileName,verbosity)
        end = time.time() - start
        if verbosity: print("finished in ") + str(end) + (" seconds")
        insert_file(attributes,dbCreds,vault)
        fileInfo = lookup_file_by_path(fileName,dbCreds,vault)

    except Exception, e:
      print("error on " + fileName + " " + str(e))

  return