multithreading - Python timer not waiting as expected -

so, have code:

t = threading.timer(570.0, reddit_post(newmsg)) t.start() 

to start quick reddit post. sadly, instead of waiting 570 seconds, automatically executes reddit_post without waiting.

what can fix this?

to explain in more detail:

when call timer constructor, should give 3 arguments. first argument should how long want timer wait. second argument should callable (for example function). third argument should list of arguments call function.

an example.

# first define function call. def say_hello(name):     print('hello ' + name)  # can call function. say_hello('john')  # when make timer call later, use not call function. timer = threading.timer(10, say_hello, ['john']) timer.start()