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Sets a function to be called at regular intervals, with the default priority priorityDefault. The function is called repeatedly until it returns False, after which point the timeout function will not be called again. The first call to the function will be at the end of the first interval.

Note that timeout functions may be delayed, due to the processing of other event sources. Thus they should not be relied on for precise timing. After each call to the timeout function, the time of the next timeout is recalculated based on the current time and the given interval (it does not try to 'catch up' time lost in delays).

Sets a function to be called at regular intervals, with the given priority. The function is called repeatedly until it returns False, after which point the timeout function will not be called again. The first call to the function will be at the end of the first interval.

Note that timeout functions may be delayed, due to the processing of other event sources. Thus they should not be relied on for precise timing. After each call to the timeout function, the time of the next timeout is recalculated based on the current time and the given interval (it does not try to 'catch up' time lost in delays).

Remove a previously added timeout handler by its HandlerId.

Add a callback that is called whenever the system is idle.

• A priority can be specified via an integer. This should usually be priorityDefaultIdle.
• If the function returns False it will be removed.

Remove a previously added idle handler by its HandlerId.

Flags representing a condition to watch for on a file descriptor.

IOIn

There is data to read.

IOOut

Data can be written (without blocking).

IOPri

There is urgent data to read.

IOErr

Error condition.

IOHup

Hung up (the connection has been broken, usually for pipes and sockets).

IOInvalid

Invalid request. The file descriptor is not open.

Adds the file descriptor into the main event loop with the given priority.

Priorities for installing callbacks.

A main event loop abstraction.

Create a new MainLoop.

Runs a main loop until mainLoopQuit is called on the loop. If this is called for the thread of the loop's MainContext, it will process events from the loop, otherwise it will simply wait.

Stops a MainLoop from running. Any calls to mainLoopRun for the loop will return.

Checks to see if the main loop is currently being run via mainLoopRun.

An opaque datatype representing a set of sources to be handled in a main loop.

Creates a new MainContext.

The default MainContext. This is the main context used for main loop functions when a main loop is not explicitly specified.

Runs a single iteration for the given main loop. This involves checking to see if any event sources are ready to be processed, then if no events sources are ready and mayBlock is True, waiting for a source to become ready, then dispatching the highest priority events sources that are ready. Note that even when mayBlock is True, it is still possible for mainContextIteration to return (0), since the the wait may be interrupted for other reasons than an event source becoming ready.