[FIXED] Running Python WebSocket While Concurrently Checking Other Unrelated Information with a Function Call Every Minute

Issue

I have a WebSocket I run generally as follows:

import websocket

def on_message(ws, message):
    ...

ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(socket, on_open=on_open, on_message=on_message,
                        on_close=on_close)
ws.run_forever(ping_interval=5, ping_timeout=-1)

I want this to run but also perform another check from a function on every minute that elapses. Is there any way I can do this. I have heard of maybe threading or asyncio but have never used either. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Solution

The simplest approach would be using threading

import websocket
import threading

def runs_every_minute():
    while True:
        # do something
        time.sleep(60)


def on_message(ws, message):
    ...


t = threading.Thread(target=runs_every_minute)
t.start()  # starts the thread

ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(socket, on_open=on_open, on_message=on_message,
                        on_close=on_close)
ws.run_forever(ping_interval=5, ping_timeout=-1)

Answered By - Łukasz Kwieciński