Python自我监控类

Question

我正在尝试创建一个可以的类 1.保持活力 2.定期监视自己并做一些事情来纠正自己（即数据停止进入，重生自我）

我目前正在这样做：

class SelfMonitorClass(object):
    exit_flag = False

    def __init__(self):
        self.flush_timer = 10 # in seconds, how often we should check ourselves!
        self.perpetual_runner()

    def do_actions(self):
        # do stuff! add things together
        # check that temperature ect is in some range 
        print('I AM DOING AN ACTION!')

    def perpetual_runner(self):
        self.do_actions() # actually go do something!!
        if self.exit_flag == False: # POISON PILL check
            athread = threading.Timer(self.flush_timer,  self.perpetual_runner);
            athread.daemon = True
            athread.start()
    def kill(self)
        self.exit_flag = True

if __name__ == '__main__':
    aclass = SelfMonitorClass()

    print('Main thread exits!')

>>>> 'I AM DOING SOMETHING' 
>>>> 'Main thread exits!'
>>>> 'I AM DOING SOMETHING' # repeat every 10 seconds, while console is still up.  Regardless of the fact '__main__' is done.

这种做事方式是个好主意吗？我应该以另一种方式实现这样的事情吗？生命继续存在的属性对我来说非常重要。

此外，如果有可以为我处理此类事情的包裹会很棒！

杀死这个程序是相当烦人的（找到进程，sigTERM / sigKILL。这样的东西），但这不是这里的主要问题。只是保持线程活着并定期检查内部状态并做某事。