On Mon, 2009-06-29 at 20:46 +0800, Jason Heeris wrote: > Hi, > > I'm working on NautilusSVN, a Python-based extension to integrate > Subversion into Nautilus. I've run into some confusing issues regarding > threading and I was hoping for some advice. > > Basically, what I've found is that threads spawned by the Python > extension do not run unless the user specifically interacts with > Nautilus (eg. refreshes, selects files, opens context menu). > > I've attached some code - it's the smallest possible example (I think) > that illustrates the problem. > > What I would expect is that the test extension logs once every 1/100th > of a second. What actually happens is that it only logs when I interact > with Nautilus. > > So what exactly is happening here? Is it expected?
This is likely related to the python global interpreter lock or some other python threading specific issue. I think you would get a better response to your question on a more python oriented mailing list. -- nautilus-list mailing list nautilus-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list
