thread_sleep_break_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import threading

class main(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self, sec):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.event = threading.Event()
        
        self.sleep = sec
        self.setDaemon(True)
    
    def run(self):
        while True:
            self.event.wait(self.sleep)
            print "loop"
            self.event.clear()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    a = main(10)
    a.start()

    while True:
        if "b" == raw_input():
            a.event.set()