threading_condition.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# this is from The Python
# Standard Library by example
# ISBN13: 9780321767349

import logging
import threading
import time

logging.basicConfig(
    level=logging.DEBUG,
    format='%(asctime)s (%(threadName)-2s) %(message)s',
)


def consumer(cond):
    """wait for the condition and use the resource"""
    logging.debug('Starting consumer thread')
    t = threading.currentThread()
    with cond:
        cond.wait()
        logging.debug('Resource is available to consumer')


def producer(cond):
    """set up the resource to be used by the consumer"""
    logging.debug('Starting producer thread')
    with cond:
        logging.debug('Making resource available')
        cond.notifyAll()

condition = threading.Condition()
c1 = threading.Thread(name='c1', target=consumer, args=(condition,))
c2 = threading.Thread(name='c2', target=consumer, args=(condition,))
p = threading.Thread(name='p', target=producer, args=(condition,))

c1.start()
time.sleep(2)
c2.start()
time.sleep(2)
p.start()