Stopping a loop in another file

[catosp]

Hello

File1.py:

import File2

while True:
    a = input()
    if a == "start":
        threading.Thread(target = File2.func()).start()
    if a == "stop":
        #stop function File2.func

File2.py:

def func():
    while True:
        #do stuff

How can i stop the running of func() in File2? I have no idea! I cannot pass a stop variable to func() because the variable are one time loaded at the beggining of the func() running.
Thank you!

[Yoriz]

Maybe this will suffice

File1.py:

import File2
 
while True:
    a = input()
    if a == "start":
        File2.run_func = True
        threading.Thread(target = File2.func).start()
    if a == "stop":
        #stop function File2.func
        File2.run_func = False

File2.py:

run_func = True

def func():
    while run_func:
        #do stuff

Edit: I removed the () from File2.func as the thread should call the function

[catosp]

So, the run_func is a global variable in File2? And by writing File2.run_func can acces the global variable from that File2?

[catosp]

@Yoriz,thank you!

[catosp]

Maybe this will suffice

File1.py:

import File2
 
while True:
    a = input()
    if a == "start":
        File2.run_func = True
        threading.Thread(target = File2.func).start()
    if a == "stop":
        #stop function File2.func
        File2.run_func = False

File2.py:

run_func = True

def func():
    while run_func:
        #do stuff

Is not working, i cannot update the value of File2.run_func into False. If I do:

print(File2.run_func)

after run the line:

File2.run_func = False

the output is:

Output:
True

instead of False



EDIT: It works! Sorry, my mistake!Thank you all!