How to make this script loop every hour

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I'm creating a bot that posts every 60 minutes covid numbers, I have it finished but idk how to make it repeat. Any idea? It's a little project that I have in mind and it's the last thing I have to do. (if you answer the code from the publication with inside the solution it would be very cool)

import sys
CONSUMER_KEY = 'XXXX'
CONSUMER_SECRET = 'XXXX'
ACCESS_TOKEN = 'XXXX'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET = 'XXXX'
import tweepy

import requests
from lxml import html


def create_tweet():
    response = requests.get('https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/')
    doc = html.fromstring(response.content)
    total, deaths, recovered = doc.xpath('//div[@class="maincounter-number"]/span/text()')

    tweet = f'''Coronavirus Latest Updates
Total cases: {total}
Recovered: {recovered}
Deaths: {deaths}

Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

#coronavirus #covid19 #coronavirusnews #coronavirusupdates #COVID19
'''
    return tweet


if __name__ == '__main__':
    auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET)
    auth.set_access_token(ACCESS_TOKEN, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)

    # Create API object
    api = tweepy.API(auth)

    try:
        api.verify_credentials()
        print('Authentication Successful')
    except:
        print('Error while authenticating API')
        sys.exit(5)

    tweet = create_tweet()
    api.update_status(tweet)
    print('Tweet successful')

Does https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47424885/run-a-process-every-alternate-x-hours help? — Karl Knechtel, May 18 '20 at 15:34
Which operating system? Whichever type, it will have a way to schedule periodic execution. — tdelaney, May 18 '20 at 15:40

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '20 at 15:45

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You can simply add this statement at the end of the code

sleep(3600)

If you want it to run endlessly, you can do it like this:

while True:
    insert your main code here
    sleep(3600)

answered May 18 '20 at 15:45

Abdulrahman Mohammed

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idk why it crashes when i add it like u said. – MemePlay May 18 '20 at 15:51
Oh yes, you have to import the time library. `from time import *` Or just `from time import sleep` – Abdulrahman Mohammed May 19 '20 at 16:23

Laurent B. · Answer 2 · 2020-05-18T15:50:17.490

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You have to use a timer like this one below. (The function refresh refers to itself every hour)

from threading import Timer

def refresh(delay_repeat=3600): # 3600 sec for one hour
    # Your refresh script here
    # ....
    # timer
    Timer(delay_repeat, refresh, (delay_repeat, )).start()

Have a look at my runnable refresh graph here to have an idea : How can I dynamically update my matplotlib figure as the data file changes?

edited May 18 '20 at 15:50

answered May 18 '20 at 15:38

Laurent B.

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idk why it crashes when i add it like u said. – MemePlay May 18 '20 at 15:56
do you have GUI in your app ? you should take a refresh action on GUI by posting an event not force the refresh – Laurent B. May 18 '20 at 16:19

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 18 '20 at 15:39

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You might want to use a scheduler, there is already a built-in one in Python (sched), read more about it here: https://docs.python.org/3/library/sched.html

edited May 18 '20 at 15:39

mechanical_meat

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answered May 18 '20 at 15:39

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 07 '21 at 08:25

You can use the task scheduler in Python. "schedule" is a library in python which you can install using pip or conda. This Library allows you rerun a function after a given interval (daily, hourly weekly etc).

First you need to install the library using pip

pip install schedule

Secondly, Put your code in a function. For e.g:

def theCode():
    print("Do Something")

Third, set the schedule:

schedule.every(2).hours.do(theCode)
while 1:
    schedule.run_pending()
    time.sleep(10)

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