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ID	...	Creation date	19 April 2008
Platform	S60	Tested on devices	Emulator
Category	Python	Subcategory	Timers

Keywords (APIs, classes, methods, functions): e32

Here is a code snippet that is useful for creating a timer in Python . A timer can call a function repeatedly after a specific delay, as configured.

Code Snippet

import e32
timer = e32.Ao_timer()
delay = 4.0
def do_something():
  # your code to be repeated every interval goes here
  timer.after(delay, do_something)
 
# To start the timer once
timer.after(delay, do_something)

Reference Link

• How to Not to use Timers