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MattC
MattC

Reputation: 21

Python: threading delay

Using the following to set a 30 second break every 60 seconds, however I do not want the break to start as soon as the script is first run. How can I add an initial delay to the first break?

def Breaktime():
  threading.Timer(60, Breaktime).start()
  print("Breaking for 30 seconds")
  time.sleep(30)

Breaktime()

Upvotes: 1

Views: 981

Answers (1)

sberry
sberry

Reputation: 132138

How about passing an argument? Here is one way to do it.

def Breaktime(break_time=0):
  threading.Timer(60, Breaktime, kwargs={"break_time": 30}).start()
  print("Breaking for 30 seconds")
  time.sleep(break_time)

Breaktime()

Upvotes: 1

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