Practice Event: Thread Communication - 5.3 | Chapter 7: Concurrency and Parallelism in Python | Python Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does event.set() do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of it as sending a green light to waiting threads.

Question 2

Easy

What method do you use to wait for an event?

πŸ’‘ Hint: This is like standing by until someone tells you it's time to go.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What method is used to block a thread until an event is set?

  • event.signal()
  • event.notify()
  • event.wait()

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what it means to wait for a signal before proceeding.

Question 2

True or False: An Event can be used for signaling between multiple threads.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall that Events are intended for communication in concurrent programming.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Create a Python program that uses two threads communicating via an Event. One thread should produce data that the other thread consumes ignoring race conditions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how to ensure the consumer waits until the producer has finished filling the data.

Question 2

What are the potential pitfalls of using Events for synchronization? Discuss in terms of deadlocks or race conditions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how forgetting to set an event might leave waiting threads stuck.

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