code: def interval_timed(interval):
      '''Interval timer decorator.
  
      Taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12435211/python-threading-timer-repeat-function-every-n-seconds/12435256
      '''
      def decorator(f):
          @wraps(f)
          def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
              stopped = Event()
  
              def loop():  # executed in another thread
                  while not stopped.wait(interval):  # until stopped
                      f(*args, **kwargs)
  
              t = Thread(name='IntervalTimerThread', target=loop)
              t.daemon = True  # stop if the program exits
              t.start()
              return stopped.set
          return wrapper
      return decoratof interval_timed(interval):
      '''Interval timer decorator.
  
      Taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12435211/python-threading-timer-repeat-function-every-n-seconds/12435256
      '''
      def decorator(f):
          @wraps(f)
          def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
              stopped = Event()
  
              def loop():  # executed in another thread
                  while not stopped.wait(interval):  # until stopped
                      f(*args, **kwargs)
  
              t = Thread(name='IntervalTimerThread', target=loop)
              t.daemon = True  # stop if the program exits
              t.start()
              return stopped.set
          return wrapper
      return decorator
docs: Interval timer decorator.
  
      Taken from: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12435211/python-threading-timer-repeat-function-every-n-seconds/12435256