import multiprocessing
import time
def wait_for_event(e):
"""Wait for the event to be set before doing anything"""
print ('wait_for_event: starting')
e.wait()
print ('wait_for_event: e.is_set()->' + str(e.is_set()))
def wait_for_event_timeout(e, t):
"""Wait t seconds and then timeout"""
print ('wait_for_event_timeout: starting')
e.wait(t)
print ('wait_for_event_timeout: e.is_set()->' + str(e.is_set()))
if __name__ == '__main__':
e = multiprocessing.Event()
w1 = multiprocessing.Process(name='block',
target=wait_for_event,
args=(e,))
w1.start()
w2 = multiprocessing.Process(name='non-block',
target=wait_for_event_timeout,
args=(e, 2))
w2.start()
time.sleep(3)
e.set()
print ('main: event is set')
#the output is:
#wait_for_event_timeout: starting
#wait_for_event: starting
#wait_for_event_timeout: e.is_set()->False
#main: event is set
#wait_for_event: e.is_set()->True