Note: read my comments on the provided answer, it doesn't work
I have a python program which runs every 5 seconds like this:
def main():
start_time = time.time()
while True:
if not execute_data():
break
time.sleep(5.0 - ((time.time() - start_time) % 5.0))
The question is how can I make it run from 7:00 to 23:00 only? I don't want to use my computer resources at times where I'm sure my program won't be helpful...
You can use datetime.datetime.strptime() and datetime.datetime.strftime():
from datetime import datetime
import time
def str_to_time(string):
return datetime.strptime(string, "%H:%M")
def main():
start = '7:00'
end = '23:00'
while True:
now = str_to_time(datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M"))
if str_to_time(end) > now > str_to_time(start) or str_to_time(end) < now < str_to_time(start):
print('Working...')
time.sleep(5)
main()
