def process_forever(self, timeout=0.2): """Run an infinite loop, processing data from connections. This method repeatedly calls process_once. Arguments: timeout -- Parameter to pass to process_once. """ # This loop should specifically *not* be mutex-locked. # Otherwise no other thread would ever be able to change # the shared state of a Reactor object running this function. log.debug("process_forever(timeout=%s)", timeout) one = functools.partial(self.process_once, timeout=timeout) consume(infinite_call(one))