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+# deferred.py
+"Deferring the execution of a procedure (function returning None)"
+
+import threading
+from decorators import decorator
+
+def deferred(nsec):
+    def call_later(func, *args, **kw):
+        return threading.Timer(nsec, func, args, kw).start()
+    return decorator(call_later)
+
+@deferred(2)
+def hello():
+    print "hello"
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    hello()    
+    print "Calling hello() ..."
+   
+
+