threadingEx.py

import threading
import time

exitFlag=0

class myThread(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self, threadID, name, counter):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.threadID=threadID
        self.name=name
        self.counter=counter

    def run(self):
        print ("Starting"+self.name)
        print_time(self.name, self.counter,5)
        print("Exiting "+self.name)

def print_time(threadName, delay, counter):
    while counter:
        if exitFlag:
            thread.exit()
        time.sleep(delay)
        print ("%s: %s"% (threadName, time.ctime(time.time())))
        counter-=1

#create new threads
thread1=myThread(1, "Thread-1",1)
thread2=myThread(2,"Thread-2",2)


#start new threads
thread1.start()
thread2.start()

print ("Exiting Main Thread")