Python: Socket and threads?

Question

I have a design problem:

I have two threads, a heartbeat/control thread and a messagehandler thread.

Both are sharing the same socket, however the messageHan

Answer 1

I don't know of a way to prioritize at the Python level.

So I'd suggest using 2 processes, not threads, and prioritize at the OS level. On Unix you can use os.nice() to do that.

You'd need to use 2 sockets then, and your sharing problem would be solved at the same time.