#687648 from Robert Schuppenies: use classic division. From me: don't use…

#687648 from Robert Schuppenies: use classic division.  From me: don't use string exception; flush stdout after printing

Demo/threads/Generator.py

 # Generator implementation using threads
 
+import sys
 import thread
 
-Killed = 'Generator.Killed'
+class Killed(Exception):
+    pass
 
 class Generator:
     # Constructor
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ class Generator:
         self.done = 0
         self.killed = 0
         thread.start_new_thread(self._start, ())
+
     # Internal routine
     def _start(self):
         try:
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ class Generator:
             if not self.killed:
                 self.done = 1
                 self.getlock.release()
+
     # Called by producer for each value; raise Killed if no more needed
     def put(self, value):
         if self.killed:
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ class Generator:
         self.putlock.acquire()  # Wait for next get() call
         if self.killed:
             raise Killed
+
     # Called by producer to get next value; raise EOFError if no more
     def get(self):
         if self.killed:
@@ -47,12 +52,14 @@ class Generator:
         if self.done:
             raise EOFError  # Say there are no more values
         return self.value
+
     # Called by consumer if no more values wanted
     def kill(self):
         if self.killed:
             raise TypeError, 'kill() called on killed generator'
         self.killed = 1
         self.putlock.release()
+
     # Clone constructor
     def clone(self):
         return Generator(self.func, self.args)
@@ -64,11 +71,11 @@ def pi(g):
         p, q, k = k*k, 2L*k+1L, k+1L
         a, b, a1, b1 = a1, b1, p*a+q*a1, p*b+q*b1
         # Print common digits
-        d, d1 = a/b, a1/b1
+        d, d1 = a//b, a1//b1
         while d == d1:
             g.put(int(d))
             a, a1 = 10L*(a%b), 10L*(a1%b1)
-            d, d1 = a/b, a1/b1
+            d, d1 = a//b, a1//b1
 
 def test():
     g = Generator(pi, ())
@@ -80,5 +87,6 @@ def test():
     g.kill()
     while 1:
         print h.get(),
+        sys.stdout.flush()
 
 test()