code: def RepeatTimer(interval, function, iterations=0, *args, **kwargs):
    
  
    def __repeat_timer(interval, function, iterations, args, kwargs):
      """Inner function, run in background thread."""
      count = 0
      while iterations <= 0 or count < iterations:
        sleep(interval)
        function(*args, **kwargs)
        count += 1
  
    return start_new_thread(__repeat_timer, (interval, function, iterations, args, kwargs))
docs: Repeating timer. Returns a thread id.