starting and stopping threads

pixelframe/controllers.py

@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ def hello_method():
 def threadfun():
     t.doit()
     return "Started work."
+
+@app.route('/threadstop')
+def threadstop():
+    t.stopit()
+    return "Stopped work"
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pixelframe/threadfun.py

-import threading
+import threading, queue
 import time
 
+running = False
+
 def doit():
+
+    global running
+
+    if running is True:
+        print(">> DEBUG: already running.")
+        return    
+
     print(f'>> Starting a thread ...')
-    x = threading.Thread(target=threaded_function)
+    running = True
+    x = threading.Thread(target=threaded_function, daemon=True)
     x.start()
     print(f'>> Thread started.')
 
+
+def stopit():
+    global running
+    running = False
+    
     
 def threaded_function():
-    print(f'>> Doing some work within thread ...')
-    time.sleep(2)
+
+    while running is True:
+        print(f'>> Doing some work within thread, running={running} ')
+        time.sleep(2)
+        
     print(f'>> Finished work within thread!')