Is there an AWS solution of an alarm system for failed python scripts?

Question

I need an system that could check if many python scripts have run comletely.

The scripts would scrape data and output it to a corresponding xml file.

If the script fails there might be no xml file or error messages in the logs files. PHP files run the python scripts.

Is there a simple solution using an AWS service that would trigger alarms when a python script is not functioning fully?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 18 '15 at 11:11

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You can schedule cron job to attain that.

answered Aug 18 '15 at 11:11

neau

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fastest gun in the west or comment only answer ? – NullPoiиteя Aug 18 '15 at 11:18
How could I check with python if there is an xml file called xxx in a certain folder? – neo Aug 18 '15 at 11:49
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/82831/check-whether-a-file-exists-using-python – neau Aug 18 '15 at 19:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 19 '15 at 02:00

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If you modify (or wrap) your scripts to send a metric to CloudWatch on success, you can then configure an alert for insufficient data.

answered Aug 19 '15 at 02:00

tedder42

Is there a similar open source alternative to CloudWatch? – neo Sep 01 '15 at 19:16
You asked for an AWS solution. – tedder42 Sep 01 '15 at 19:28

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