On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 18:29, Maik Hertha wrote: > I have an application that uses threads. As the call to gtk.threads_init() is > wrapped with try: except:, there where no problems. As win32 for py-gtk is build > with threadings on by default, the application start seems to hang on > gtk.threads_init(). > > - --- code: > try: > gtk.threads_init() > except RuntimeError: > print 'keine threads!' > HAS_GTK_THREADS = False > app = AppWindow() > app.run() > - --- code / > > If I comment out the gtk.threads_init call the application starts as excepted. > Otherwise the application is build, but the gtk.mainloop seems not to work properly. > Because I have no compiler environment installed, I can not provide stack-traces or > so. > Environment: > WinXP SP1, Python 2.3, pygtk-1.99.17-2.3, gtk-runtime 2.2.1.2 (dropline).
Make sure that you use threads_enter/leave(). Here is an example of a very simple multithreaded application that works well on my machine (same config as yours). Cedric ------------------------- #!/usr/bin/env python """ Simple pyGTK multithreading example""" # Adapted from a post by Alif Wahid on the pyGTK mailinglist. # Cedric Gustin, August 2003 import sys import time import gtk from threading import Thread threadcount=0 class Test (Thread): def __init__ (self,button, count=0): Thread.__init__(self) self.count = count self.button=button def run (self): for i in range(0,10): time.sleep(1) # Acquire and release the lock each time. gtk.threads_enter() self.button.set_label("Thread %002d - %d" % (self.count,i)) gtk.threads_leave() gtk.threads_enter() self.button.set_label(" Start Thread ") gtk.threads_leave() def start_new_thread (button, data=None): global threadcount threadcount += 1 a = Test(button,threadcount) a.start() def hello(*args): """ Callback function that is attached to the button """ print "Hello World" window.destroy() def destroy(*args): """ Callback function that is activated when the program is destoyed """ window.hide() gtk.main_quit() # Initialize threads gtk.threads_init() window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL) window.connect("destroy", destroy) window.set_border_width(10) button = gtk.Button(" Start Thread ") button.connect("clicked", start_new_thread,button) window.add(button) button.show() window.show_all() gtk.threads_enter() gtk.main() gtk.threads_leave() ------------------------- _______________________________________________ pygtk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk Read the PyGTK FAQ: http://www.async.com.br/faq/pygtk/