def buffered_gen_threaded(source_gen, buffer_size=5):
"""
Generator that runs a slow source generator in a separate thread. Beware of the GIL!
buffer_size: the maximal number of items to pre-generate (length of the buffer)
"""
if buffer_size < 2:
raise RuntimeError("Minimal buffer size is 2!")
buffer = Queue.Queue(maxsize=buffer_size - 1)
# the effective buffer size is one less, because the generation process
# will generate one extra element and block until there is room in the buffer.
def _buffered_generation_thread(source_gen, buffer):
for data in source_gen:
buffer.put(data, block=True)
buffer.put(None) # sentinel: signal the end of the iterator
thread = threading.Thread(target=_buffered_generation_thread, args=(source_gen, buffer))
thread.daemon = True
thread.start()
for data in iter(buffer.get, None):
yield data
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