Scheduling Python Programs

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How would you go about a having a function check something every ten minutes? I would like to check a directory for new files every ten minutes. I know python has a time library but can it be used for this?

Duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/373335/suggestions-for-a-cron-like-scheduler-in-python. Also, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1038907/run-a-task-at-specific-intervals-in-python — S.Lott, Feb 22 '10 at 16:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:29

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The sched module is worth a look.

answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:29

Martin

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How would i use time.sleep in a loop? – Gabe Feb 22 '10 at 16:43
@Morpheus: You wouldn't use `time.sleep()` in a loop with `sched`. – S.Lott Feb 22 '10 at 19:11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:25

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time.sleep:

time.sleep(10*60)

you might want to look into cron or Scheduled Tasks services of the OS.

answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:25

SilentGhost

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`sleep` is an awful way to do this; it is inaccurate and inflexible. Depending on the task, an OS scheduler like `cron` would be a great way to go. – Mike Graham Feb 22 '10 at 17:15
@Mike: and why do you think that this method should be precise? – SilentGhost Feb 22 '10 at 17:17

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:40

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for checking of files, you may want to try pyinotify

answered Feb 22 '10 at 16:40

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