import threading
import time
class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
"""Thread class with a stop() method. The thread itself has to check
regularly for the stopped() condition."""
def __init__(self):
super(StoppableThread, self).__init__()
self._stop_event = threading.Event()
def stop(self):
self._stop_event.set()
def join(self, *args, **kwargs):
self.stop()
super(StoppableThread,self).join(*args, **kwargs)
def run()
while not self._stop_event.is_set():
print("Still running!")
time.sleep(2)
print("stopped!"
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