Pygtk, libglade

[Vams]

Hi everyone,
   I got a little problem that I hope someone can help me out w/ or 
atleast point me in the right direction.

Situation:
- I have a python program that continuously runs and does some tasks 
automatically on a daily basis.
- Now, I want to create a gtk frontend that displays its status and 
provides an exit button so I don't need to keep sending the daemon a 
kill signal.

What I wanted to do:
- make a class that creates the GUI using libglade and pygtk.
- create the GUI using the outside class and make a function within my 
main program that continuously updates the GUI instance when called on.

Problem:
---------- gtk.main() -------------
The GUI won't show up w/o calling this function.  And if I do call this 
function, the control of my program will stay in the mainloop until it 
exists (GUI closes).  This stops the daemon from doing what it normally 
does.

So, what do I need to do?  Should I have the gtk.main() in its own 
thread or something?  Or can I somehow extend the gtk.main() so that it 
does my program's tasks while keeping an eye on the GUI?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,
   Vams