Function mainloop

recipes/Python/578153_safetkinterpy/recipe-578153.py:25–33

Creates a synthetic main loop so that threads can still run.

(self)

@threadbox.MetaBox.thread
def mainloop(self):
    "Creates a synthetic main loop so that threads can still run."
    while True:
        try:
            self.update()
        except tkinter.TclError:
            break
        else:
            time.sleep(tkinter._tkinter.getbusywaitinterval() / 1000)

threadbox.MetaBox.clone(tkinter.Misc, {'mainloop': mainloop})