Archived:How to create a timer in PySymbian

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2009

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29 Aug
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I don't know the signature of the function to be called differs according to the version of the API but on my Nokia N73 running version 1.4.2 final the function must take a single argument.

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Created: User:Kandyfloss (19 Apr 2008)

Last edited: hamishwillee (08 May 2013)

Here is a code snippet that is useful for creating a timer in Python. A timer can call a function repeatedly after a specific delay, as configured.

Code Snippet

#importing the library using import command
 
import e32
timer = e32.Ao_timer()
#delay is set to 4.0
delay = 4.0
 
#defining a function
def do_something(arg=None):
  # your code to be repeated every interval goes here
  timer.after(delay, do_something)
 
# To start the timer once
timer.after(delay, do_something)

Reference Link

• How to Not to use Timers