[PyKDE] Threading QApplications. Possible?

[Phil Thompson]

On Monday 20 September 2004 9:02 pm, Ken Godee wrote:
> >> def foo():
> >>    app=QApplication(sys.argv)
> >>    button=QPushButton("Hello World", None)
> >>    app.setMainWidget(button)
> >>    button.show()
> >>    app.exec_loop()
> >>
> >> And I say
> >>
> >>  >>> thread.start_new_thread (foo, ())
> >>
> >> Then the python console freezes....
> >> Is it not possible o thread up multiple QApplications?
> >> How is this achieved?
> >
> > A couple of things to note here:
> >
> > 1. The Python "threading" module is higher-level and easier to use than
> > the lower-level "thread" module.
> >
> > 2. I don't think Python and Qt threading mix well, so you should use
> > QThread and related classes rather than Python threading.
> >
> > Ciao,
> > Gordon
>
> A couple of more things.....
>
> 1. See PyQt docs "Support for Threads"
>
> http://www.river-bank.demon.co.uk/docs/pyqt/PyQt.html#AEN523

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