python create named timer

try:
    from threading import Timer
except ImportError:
    from threading import _Timer as Timer  # Python <3.3

def named_timer(name, interval, function, *args, **kwargs):
    """Factory function to create named Timer objects.

      Named timers call a function after a specified number of seconds:

          t = named_timer('Name', 30.0, function)
          t.start()
          t.cancel()  # stop the timer's action if it's still waiting
    """
    timer = Timer(interval, function, *args, **kwargs)
    timer.name = name
    return timer

if __name__ == '__main__':

    def func():
        print('func() called')

    timer = named_timer('Fidgit', 3, func)
    print('timer.name: {!r}'.format(timer.name))  # -> timer.name: 'Fidgit'
    timer.run()  # Causes "func() called" to be printed after a few seconds.