Waht do you think about my repeated_timer class

[Cecil Westerhof]

Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, 5 Feb 2022 at 04:33, Cecil Westerhof via Python-list
> <python-list at python.org> wrote:
>>
>> Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> writes:
>>
>> > On 2/4/22 6:28 AM, Cecil Westerhof via Python-list wrote:
>> >
>> >> It was already not a good name, but I am rewriting the class
>> >> completely, so now the name is a complete bumper. (No more timer.) I
>> >> am thinking about naming the class repeating_thread, but I cannot say
>> >> that I find it a very good name. So if someone has a good idea for a
>> >> name …
>> >>
>> >> The class starts a thread where every by the user defined interval a
>> >> by the user define function is called.
>> >
>> > How about `timed_repeat` or `repeat_timer`?
>>
>> timed_repeat does have something.
>>
>
> What about "interval timer"?

It is not really a timer, but on the other hand it seems to be a
timer. (White box, black box.)

I will add it. I do not have to decide before I publish the class, so
I can let it simmer for a while. ;-)

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Cecil Westerhof
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