[Twisted-Python] Q about handling CTRL-C correctly

[Tommi Virtanen]

Stefan Näwe wrote:
> # global flag
> running = True

Get rid of that.

> class SimpleServer(Protocol):
>     def connectionMade(self):
> 		m = self.factory.msg()
> 		while running:
> 			self.transport.write(m.pack())
> 			sys.stderr.write(".")
> 			time.sleep(1)
> 		self.transport.loseConnection()

That's blocking code, right there. Don't use time.sleep with twisted.
See task.LoopingCall and reactor.callLater.