Synopsis

class glib.MainLoop:
    glib.MainLoop(context=None, is_running=0)
    def get_context()
    def is_running()
    def quit()
    def run()

Ancestry

+-- glib.MainLoop

Description

glib.MainLoop represents a main event loop. A glib.MainLoop is created with the glib.MainLoop() constructor. After adding the initial event sources, the run() method is called. This continuously checks for new events from each of the event sources and dispatches them. Finally, the processing of an event from one of the sources leads to a call to the quit() method to exit the main loop, and the run() method returns.

It is possible to create new instances of glib.MainLoop recursively. This is often used in PyGTK applications when showing modal dialog boxes. Note that event sources are associated with a particular glib.MainContext, and will be checked and dispatched for all main loops associated with that glib.MainContext.

PyGTK contains wrappers of some of these functions, e.g. the gtk.main(), gtk.main_quit() and gtk.events_pending() functions.

Constructor

    glib.MainLoop(context=None, is_running=None)

Creates a new glib.MainLoop object.

Methods

    def get_context()

    def is_running()

    def quit()

    def run()