[Tutor] Wait

[Terje Johan Abrahamsen]

I have written a program that does 4 processes. 1) Find an amount/policy in 
Excel. 2) Find the same policy in an AS/400 display. 3) Formats the amount 
4) Writes the amount into the AS/400.

However, the problem is that the python program is way faster than the 
AS/400 display. So, when the AS/400 is finished, the Python is several steps 
ahead. How can I get it to wait until it is done? I am currently using the 
sys.sleep() function. But, to add a 2 second break everywhere makes it very 
slow. Especially since most of the time 0.2 second break would probably be 
enough, but in special occations it takes longer. And, if you multiply by 
about 50000 policies, and about 10 sleeps for each policy to be on the safe 
side, everything takes very long...

Thanks in advance,
Terje

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