Python Threading.Timer Executes Immediately

[icemclean]

Hi there, I'm writing a small(ish) Python app that is designed to play a list of sounds. Ever seen QLab? A bit like that. The problem I have is this: I have a threading.Timer that (at the moment) prints to the console that a sound has finished playing - it will change the UI, eventually, but the printout is all I need for now - but the timer does not wait until the interval is complete before it fires the function. Code:

playout_1_timer = threading.Timer(10.0,musicDone)
playout_1_timer.start()

def musicDone():
print "Music finished playing"

However, the timer does not wait the 10 seconds as it should, and calls musicDone as soon as .start() is called. What's going on? Thanks, icemclean

[etkid84]

try this:

import threading

def musicDone():
print("Music finished playing")
playout_1_timer = threading.Timer(10.0, musicDone)
playout_1_timer.start()

David