The problem with this while loop is if your random value doesn't lie between the mentioned range then ur 100% cpu would be utilized. The one thing u can do is to sleep for some time lets say 0.5 sec after every while loop iteration , in this case ur cpu utilization will go down.
--nitin On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 8:21 PM, bob gailer <bgai...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 8/23/2010 1:00 AM, Greg Bair wrote: > >> I have a method (I'll call it foo) that will either return None or an >> object depending on a random value generated. What I want to happen is that >> if I call foo(), i.e, f = foo() and it returns None, to re-call it until it >> returns something else. I would think this would be done with a while loop, >> but can't seem to get the details right. >> > > Even though a while will work, you will have tied up the CPU until the loop > terminates. This is never a good idea. > > What is your higher level goal? > > > -- > Bob Gailer > 919-636-4239 > Chapel Hill NC > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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