Practice Daemon Threads - 2.2 | Chapter 7: Concurrency and Parallelism in Python | Python Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define a daemon thread.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how it interacts with the main program.

Question 2

Easy

True or False: A daemon thread will prevent the program from ending until it finishes.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the role of daemon threads in program termination.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What happens to a daemon thread when the main program exits?

  • It keeps running
  • It terminates
  • It waits for completion

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the lifecycle of daemon threads.

Question 2

True or False: Daemon threads can cause data corruption if mismanaged.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how threads interact with shared resources.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a Python script using a daemon thread that checks for user input intermittently while performing background logging. Ensure the logging continues despite the main program completing.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how to run parallel tasks without blocking.

Question 2

Discuss how you would refactor an application to safely use daemon threads for background processing when managing shared resources.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider strategies for managing access to shared resources in a multi-threaded context.

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