import threading import time class ThreadingExample(object): """ Threading example class The run() method will be started and it will run in the background until the application exits. """ def __init__(self, interval=1): """ Constructor :type interval: int :param interval: Check interval, in seconds """ self.interval = interval thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run, args=()) thread.daemon = True # Daemonize thread thread.start() # Start the execution def run(self): """ Method that runs forever """ while True: # Do something print('Doing something imporant in the background') time.sleep(self.interval) example = ThreadingExample() time.sleep(3) print('Checkpoint') time.sleep(2) print('Bye')