How to read user input and at the same time execute periodic commands

Question

How would I go about prompting user-input, while at the same time running timers, to periodically execute automatic functions.

Pseudo-code to illustrate:

while true 
{
    if input() OR timer(10)
    {
        if input() != Nill
        { 
            execute input.value
        }
        else 
        {
            execute automatic/periodic functions
        }
    }
}

So basically it executes functions every 10 seconds, but gives the possibility to enter commands at the same time, without interrupting the timer. I would have to use threading to lock the processes while user-commands are being executed, so I don't get errors from automatic processes interrupting executions.

amon · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-13 11:28:07Z

0

Either use multiple threads that run concurrently, or use an event loop. In an event loop, both user input and the timer would be an event. When it is triggered, your code is executed. Python's asyncio module provides an event loop in the standard library.

answered Dec 13, 2018 at 11:28

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