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from threading import Thread, Event
from time import sleep

def interruptThreads(event1, event2):
	y=input("Waiting for user input")
	if y == "exit":		
		event1.set()
		event2.set()

def task1(event):
	while not (event.is_set()):
		print("The thread is printing data.")
		sleep(4)
	print("The thread is stopping.")
	
def task2(event):
	while not (event.is_set()):
		print("Here is another printing thread.")
		sleep(4)
	print("The second thread is stopping.")

if __name__ == '__main__':
	event1=Event()
	event2=Event()
	
	thread1=Thread(target=task1, args=(event1,))
	thread2=Thread(target=task2, args=(event2,))
	thread1.start()	
	thread2.start()
	interruptThreads(event1, event2)