# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/323972/is-there-any-way-to-kill-a-thread-in-python

''' StoppableThread '''

# system imports

from threading import Event, Thread

# definitions

class StoppableThread(Thread):
    """Thread class with a stop() method. The thread itself has to check
    regularly for the stopped() condition."""

    def __init__(self):
        super(StoppableThread, self).__init__()
        self._stop = Event()

    def stop(self):
        self._stop.set()

    def stopped(self):
        return self._stop.isSet()