How to run functions in the background?

[Will McGugan]

Ognjen Bezanov wrote:
> Hello
> 
> 
> I need to find a way to 'fork' a function into the background yet still
> be able to send commands to it.
> 
> I am writing a media player, and I have a function which plays the
> media. I want to be able to run this function but to (at the same time)
> be able to send commands from it (e.g. pause, play etc...)
> 
> How could I do this?

Put your function in a thread, and add a queue to send your commands. 
Look up 'thread' and 'queue' in the help.


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