Stop thread after 5 seconds

five_stop.py

import threading 
import time

def do_something_random_until_stopped(event):

    counter = 0
    elapsed = time.time()
    while not event.isSet():
        print(f"I am at {counter}")
        counter += 1
        time.sleep(0.5)

    print(f"I am stopping after {time.time() - elapsed} seconds")

event = threading.Event()
thread = threading.Thread(target=do_something_random_until_stopped, args=(event,))
thread.start()

thread.join(5)
event.set()


% python thread_stop_after_time.py
I am at 0
I am at 1
I am at 2
I am at 3
I am at 4
I am at 5
I am at 6
I am at 7
I am at 8
I am at 9
I am stopping after 5.047975063323975 seconds