参考python邮件列表:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2004-November/033333.html
实现定时器最简单的办法:循环中间嵌time.sleep(seconds)。
本文介绍的方法,以threading模块来实现python定时器。
先做一个简单试验:
 
import threading
def sayhello():
        print "hello world"
        global t        #Notice: use global variable!
        t = threading.Timer(5.0, sayhello)
        t.start()
t = threading.Timer(5.0, sayhello)
t.start()
运行结果:
>python hello.py
hello world
hello world
hello world
定时器类的实现:
 
class Timer(threading.Thread):
        """
        very simple but useless timer.
        """
        def __init__(self, seconds):
                self.runTime = seconds
                threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        def run(self):
                time.sleep(self.runTime)
                print "Buzzzz!! Time's up!"
class CountDownTimer(Timer):
        """
        a timer that can counts down the seconds.
        """
        def run(self):
                counter = self.runTime
                for sec in range(self.runTime):
                        print counter
                        time.sleep(1.0)
                        counter -= 1
                print "Done"
class CountDownExec(CountDownTimer):
        """
        a timer that execute an action at the end of the timer run.
        """
        def __init__(self, seconds, action, args=[]):
                self.args = args
                self.action = action
                CountDownTimer.__init__(self, seconds)
        def run(self):
                CountDownTimer.run(self)
                self.action(self.args)
def myAction(args=[]):
        print "Performing my action with args:"
        print args
if __name__ == "__main__":
        t = CountDownExec(3, myAction, ["hello", "world"])
        t.start()
 
以上代码在Python 2.5.4中运行通过。