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diff --git a/src/py/examples/simple-capture.py b/src/py/examples/simple-capture.py
index a6a9b33e..5f93574f 100755
--- a/src/py/examples/simple-capture.py
+++ b/src/py/examples/simple-capture.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
import argparse
import libcamera as libcam
+import selectors
import sys
# Number of frames to capture
@@ -107,11 +108,18 @@ def main():
# The main loop. Wait for the queued Requests to complete, process them,
# and re-queue them again.
+ sel = selectors.DefaultSelector()
+ sel.register(cm.event_fd, selectors.EVENT_READ)
+
while frames_done < TOTAL_FRAMES:
- # cm.get_ready_requests() blocks until there is an event and returns
- # all the ready requests. Here we should almost always get a single
+ # cm.get_ready_requests() does not block, so we use a Selector to wait
+ # for a camera event. Here we should almost always get a single
# Request, but in some cases there could be multiple or none.
+ events = sel.select()
+ if not events:
+ continue
+
reqs = cm.get_ready_requests()
for req in reqs: