lesson07_kill_thread.py

# SuperFastPython.com
# example of killing a thread via its parent process
from time import sleep
from multiprocessing import Process

# custom function to be executed in a new thread
def task():
 # run for ever
 while True:
 # block for a moment
 sleep(1)
 # report a message
 print('Task is running', flush=True)

# protect the entry point
if __name__ == '__main__':
 # create a new process with a new thread
 process = Process(target=task)
 # start the new process and new thread
 process.start()
 # wait a while
 sleep(5)
 # kill the new thread via the new process
 print('Killing the thread via its process')
 process.terminate()
 # wait a while
 sleep(2)
 # all done
 print('All done, stopping')