Call a function without waiting for it

Question

Hi I was wondering if there was a way of calling a function/method (preferably in Python or Java) and continue execution without waiting for it.

Example:

Answer 1

In Java, there's a standard idiom: create a thread and run it:

new Thread() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        callMyFunction();
    }
}.start();

Or you can create a Runnable and pass it to the thread:

Runnable caller = new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        callMyFunction();
    }
}

new Thread(caller).start();