#!/usr/bin/env python
import subprocess
import threading
import time


def run_busyproc():
    print(f'{time.time()} Starting busyprocess...')
    subprocess.run(["python", "busyprocess.py"])
    print(f'{time.time()} busyprocess done.')


if __name__ == "__main__":
    thread = threading.Thread(target=run_busyproc)
    print("Starting thread...")
    thread.start()
    while thread.is_alive():
        print(f"{time.time()} Main thread doing its thing...")
        time.sleep(0.5)
    print("Thread is done (?)")
    print("Exit main.")

#!/usr/bin/env python
from time import sleep


if __name__ == "__main__":
    for _ in range(100):
        print("Busy...")
        sleep(0.5)
    print("Done")

Starting thread...
1555970578.20475 Main thread doing its thing...
1555970578.204679 Starting busyprocess...

Busy...
1555970578.710308 Main thread doing its thing...
Busy...
1555970579.2153869 Main thread doing its thing...
Busy...
1555970579.718168 Main thread doing its thing...
Busy...
1555970580.2231748 Main thread doing its thing...
Busy...
1555970580.726122 Main thread doing its thing...
Busy...
1555970628.009814 Main thread doing its thing...

Done
1555970628.512945 Main thread doing its thing...

1555970628.518155 busyprocess done.
Thread is done (?)
Exit main.