python函数反复调用自身_Python threading 单线程 timer重复调用函数

项目中需要使用定时器，每次都使用构造器函数调用：

timer = threading.Timer(timerFlag, upload_position)

timer.start()

打印线程后发现，每次都会创建一个新的子线程，虽然活跃的线程只有一个，但是也是种资源浪费：

print("threading active = {} \n \n".format(threading.enumerate()))

#打印

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

阅读源码和文档

class Timer(Thread):

"""Call a function after a specified number of seconds:

t = Timer(30.0, f, args=None, kwargs=None)

t.start()

t.cancel() # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting

"""

def __init__(self, interval, function, args=None, kwargs=None):

Thread.__init__(self)

self.interval = interval

self.function = function

self.args = args if args is not None else []

self.kwargs = kwargs if kwargs is not None else {}

self.finished = Event()

def cancel(self):

"""Stop the timer if it hasn't finished yet."""

self.finished.set()

def run(self):

self.finished.wait(self.interval)

if not self.finished.is_set():

self.function(*self.args, **self.kwargs)

self.finished.set()

# Special thread class to represent the main thread

# This is garbage collected through an exit handler

发现，其实Timer是threading的子类，用wait实现了定时效果，绑定了入参function，于是修改代码如下

def startTimer():

global timer

if timer != None:

timer.finished.wait(timerFlag)

timer.function()

else:

timer = threading.Timer(timerFlag, upload_position)

timer.start()

打印结果：

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

threading active = [<_MainThread(MainThread, stopped 140735596835712)>, ]

始终只有一个线程且重复调用函数方法~End~