threadmanager

threadmanager

A thread manager for Python programs

It provides:

• Centralization of starting and monitoring threads
• State management for the functions in the threads
• Logging for exceptions and excessive runtime

Original use case:

• GUI program that calls back-end functions for IO-bound work
• GUI has a cancel button that should always work, so:
  • the GUI mainloop should not be blocked
  • the called functions should intermittently check if the user has pressed the cancel button
• Avoid running new work threads when the user wants to cancel
• Allow running callback functions when the program starts working or goes idle.
  • e.g. update a status bar with certain text

Installation:

• pip install threadmanager

Tested for Python >=3.6.5 on Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows 7/10