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I am working on a final project for my python class and I have been desperately attempting to get these two processes to run at the same time, but when I run them I get no responses from either functions.

import threading, time

count = 0

clock = 1200 - count

def f1():



    while True:

        if count < 1200:

            time.sleep(1)

            count += 1

            print(count)

        else:

            exit()



def f2():

   pass



threading.Thread(target=f1).start()

threading.Thread(target=f2).start()

Apologies if this is a silly question, I just cant seem to get anything to work and I just want to be able to take reference from the timer in the first function from the second function during play.
Also to give some context, in the second function I am creating an escape room that will use the first function to check how much time they have left to escape.

Basically now I incorporated a section to the second part of my function to test and see if I could pull information from my first function to the second. This time both programs worked well simultaneously but due to my noob level knowledge when it comes to python, I wasn't sure how I would be able to get the updated version of count from my first function.

import threading, time

count = 0

def f1():

    global count

    while True:

        if count < 1200:

            time.sleep(1)

            count += 1

            print(count)

        else:

            exit()

    return count





def f2():

    clock = 1200 - count

    p = 1

    while True:

        while p == 1:

            if p == 1:

                print("<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>")

                print("It seems you wont be able to get any clear information without inspecting each thing")

                print("<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>")

                time.sleep(5)

                desk = input("What do you do?")



            if desk.lower() == ("inspect clock"):

                print("You look up at the digital clock on the wall.")

                print("Glowing red, the clock continues to count down.")

                print("You seem to have", clock," seconds left")



            elif desk.lower() == ("inspect box"):

                print("After clear inspection of the box, you note that each of the buttons are a color of the rainbow")

                print("However, you also notice that each button has a number written on it.")

                print("The numbers and colors are as follows:")

                print("'Red, 4 / Orange, 3 / Yellow, 6 / Green, 5 / Blue, 2 / Purple, 1")



            elif desk.lower() == ("inspect paper"):

                import Rainbow

                print("Click the window to stop looking at the paper")



            elif desk.lower() == ("get up"):

                print("You find it impossible to move due to the chains wrapped around your legs.")

                print("There is also a lock sitting on your lap, preventing you from removing the chain.")



            elif desk.lower() == ("inspect lock"):

                print("It is a lock, no key attached though")



            elif desk.lower() ==("solve box"):

                box = input("What is the solution? R=4,O=3,Y=6,G=5,B=2,P=1")

                if box.lower() == ("43621"):

                    p = 2

                else:

                    print("The box does nothing, mustve been the wrong combination")





            else:

                print("Invalid input. Retry.")







threading.Thread(target=f1).start()

threading.Thread(target=f2).start()

Basically I want to be able to use the input "inspect clock" and get the updated count from the timer function. This is probably a silly question, apologies if it is.

You need to let Python know that you're referring to the global count in pass. To do this, you just need to use the global keyword. Try this:

import threading, time

count = 0

clock = 1200 - count

def f1():

    global count

    while True:

        if count < 1200:

            time.sleep(1)

            count += 1

            print(count)

        else:

            exit()



def f2():

   pass



threading.Thread(target=f1).start()

threading.Thread(target=f2).start()

When you reference count in f2, you do not need to use the global keyword. You can test this out by replacing f2 with the following:

def f2():

   while True:

       time.sleep(1)

       print(count)

Global variables are worth avoiding, but the below at least demonstrates that the bulk of your code is correct. I'm not sure what you're trying to do with clock so I commented it out. But this returns output from both functions.

import threading, time



count = 0

# clock = 1200 - count



def f1():

    global count

    while True:

        if count < 1200:

            time.sleep(1)

            count += 1

            print(count)

        else:

            exit()



def f2():

    global count

    while True:

        print('f2():',count)

        time.sleep(1)



threading.Thread(target=f1).start()

threading.Thread(target=f2).start()