Moved static methods to functions

        self.events[get_ident()][0].clear()

def generate_basename(obj_list: list) -> str:

    initial_basename = generate_basename()

    basename = initial_basename

    # Handle clashing

    iterator = 1

    while basename in [obj.basename for obj in obj_list]:

        basename = initial_basename + "_{}".format(iterator)

        iterator += 1

    return basename

class BaseCamera(object):

    """

    Base implementation of StreamingCamera.

        self.stream_timeout_enabled = True  #: bool: Enable or disable timing out the stream

        self.state = {}  #: dict: Dictionary for capture state

        self._config = {}  #: dict: Dictionary of base camera config

        self.config = {}  #: dict: Dictionary of base camera config

        self.paths = {

            'image': BASE_CAPTURE_PATH,

            'video': BASE_CAPTURE_PATH,

        # Generate file name

        if not filename:

            filename = self.generate_basename(self.images)

            filename = generate_basename(self.images)

            logging.debug(filename)

        # Create capture object

        # Generate file name

        if not filename:

            filename = self.generate_basename(self.videos)

            filename = generate_basename(self.videos)

            logging.debug(filename)

        # Create capture object

        return output

    # INTELLIGENTLY GENERATE FILENAMES

    def generate_basename(self, obj_list: list) -> str:

        initial_basename = generate_basename()

        basename = initial_basename

        # Handle clashing

        iterator = 1

        while basename in [obj.basename for obj in obj_list]:

            basename = initial_basename + "_{}".format(iterator)

            iterator += 1

        return basename

    # WORKER THREAD

    def _thread(self):