Python sleep doesn't work right in a loop?

[Mike Rovner]

ritterhaus at yahoo.com wrote:
> Nope. Does't work. Running Python 2.3.4 on Debian, Linux kernel 2.6.
> This is actually test code for a larger project...
> 
> # flash the selected wx.TextControl
> 
> for flasher in range(4):
>     self.textField.SetBackgroundColour(255, 0, 0)
       self.textField.Update()
>     time.sleep(0.8)
>     self.textField.SetBackgroundColour(255, 255, 223)
       self.textField.Update()
>     time.sleep(0.8)
> 
> Even when I add an explicit call to repaint the TextCtrl between each
> sleep, things appear to be 'queued' until after the loop is fnished.
> Very bizarre.

If you use .Refresh() request still queued.

/m