Python execute task

Question

I have Python class with indefinitely blocking task method

class A(object):
   def __init__(self):
       # start task

   def task(self):
       while True:
           #do some work

I want to start execution of the task in constructor of A. It will probably need to be run in its own thread as the task is blocking. How to do that in Python 2.7?

You may use separate process (https://docs.python.org/2/library/multiprocessing.html) — user996142, Oct 27 '15 at 18:33
threading can be performed with the [threading](https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/threading.html) module. — Kevin, Oct 27 '15 at 18:33

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 12:25

Like mentioned in comments, there's a module threading that seems to exactly fit your task. Example:

import threading

class A(object):
   def __init__(self):
       threading.Thread(target=self.task).start()

   def task(self):
       print 'Hello from a Thread'

a = A()

# output: 'Hello from a Thread'

Python execute task

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