Keyboard Interrupt and threading

Keyboard-Interrupt.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import time
import threading as thr

count = 5


def sleeping():
    countdown = count
    print("Countdown:", end=" ")
    for i in range(count):
        if go:
            print(countdown, end=" ")
            time.sleep(1)
        countdown = countdown - 1
    print("")
            

def start():
    thread = thr.Thread(target=sleeping)
    thread.start()
    print("Main thread work happening at the same time")
    time.sleep(2)
    thread.join()
    print("stuff to do after countdown thread finishes")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        go = True
        start()
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        go = False
        print('\n\n\n -------------\n User Canceled\n -------------\n\n')