daemon_thread_part3.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Thu Jun 29 11:50:30 2017

@author: Moondra
"""

import threading
import time

total = 4

def creates_items():
    global total
    for i in range(10):
        time.sleep(2)
        print('added item')
        total += 1
    print('creation is done')


def creates_items_2():
    global total
    for i in range(7):
        time.sleep(1)
        print('added item')
        total += 1
    print('creation is done')


def limits_items():
    
    #print('finished sleeping')
    
    global total
    while True:
        if total > 5:

            print ('overload')
            total -= 3
            print('subtracted 3')
        else:
            time.sleep(1)
            print('waiting')


creator1 = threading.Thread(target  = creates_items)
creator2 = threading.Thread(target = creates_items_2)
limitor = threading.Thread(target = limits_items, daemon = True)

print(limitor.isDaemon())


creator1.start()
creator2.start()
limitor.start()


creator1.join()
creator2.join()




print('our ending value of total is' , total)