How to run python script on start up of pc but only once in day?

Question

I have created a python script which do birthday wish to a person automatically when birthdate is arrive. I added this script on window start up but it run every time when i start my pc and do birthday wish to person also. I want to run that script only once a day. What should i do?

You can do that by creating a service file using `systemctl` utility. — Anwarvic, May 26 '20 at 15:44
After sending the greeting, make a note in a file. Before sending the greeting, check the file to see if you've already sent the greeting. — John Gordon, May 26 '20 at 15:49
I think task schedular work only on perticular time but i want to make it work like any time when pc start but only once. — Smit Parmar, May 26 '20 at 15:53
@SmitParmar, I suggest following this tutorial: https://tecadmin.net/setup-autorun-python-script-using-systemd/ — Anwarvic, May 26 '20 at 16:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '20 at 16:22

Try this at the start of the file:

import datetime

actualday = datetime.datetime.today().day  # get the actual day 
actualmonth = datetime.datetime.today().month  # get the actual month 

bday = 1  # day of birthday
bmonth = 1  # month of birthday

if actualday == bday and actualmonth == bmonth :
    # code

it should finish the process if the dates aren't equal

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 28 '20 at 03:30

You can run this program when the system boot How to start a python file while Windows starts?

And after that, you need check the time of when the system started like:

import datetime
dayToday = datetime.datetime.today().day
monthToday = datetime.datetime.today().month

birthdayDay = 1
birthdayMonth = 10

if dayToday == birthdayDay and monthToday == birthdayMonth:
      print "HPBD"

How to run python script on start up of pc but only once in day?

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