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Fixed wrong import for event loop in separate thread #1010

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Fixed wrong import for event loop in separate thread #1010

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/filters.rst
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Expand Up @@ -242,14 +242,15 @@ entries to a handler.
Running the event loop in a separate thread
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Here is an extended version of above example, where the event loop is run in a separate thread,
Here is an extended version of above example, where the event loop is run in a separate thread,
releasing the ``main`` function for other tasks.

.. code-block:: python

from web3.auto import w3
import sleep
from threading import Thread
import time
import asyncio


def handle_event(event):
Expand All @@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ releasing the ``main`` function for other tasks.

def main():
loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
block_filter = w3.eth.filter('latest')
worker = Thread(target=log_loop, args=(block_filter, 5), daemon=True)
worker.start()
# .. do some other stuff
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