title: How to check if a Threading.Timer object is currently running in python
body: <p>let's say i defined a timer like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>def printer(data):
      print data
  data= "hello"
  timer_obj = Timer(5,printer,args=[data])
  timer_obj.start()
  # some code
  if( #someway to check timer object is currently ticking):
      #do something
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>So is there a way that if the timer object is active right now, and by active i mean not in the function phase but in waiting phase.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>