Python and cron jobs.

[Fazer]

Steven Taschuk <staschuk at telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:<mailman.1060068188.30327.python-list at python.org>...
> Quoth Fazer:
> > I am wondering that if it is possible to add cron jobs via a web or
> > shell interface?  I can make Python act as a shell script and be
> > called by a PHP script.  But my main goal here is to be able to manage
> > cronjobs.  Add or remove certain crjob jobs etc...
> > 
> > Can any kind soul shed some light on how I would accomplish this?
> 
> The question is a bit vague, I'm afraid.
> 
> If you just want to know how to invoke crontab(1) from a Python
> script, look up os.popen() and friends in the standard library
> documentation.  As for getting the cron daemon to reload the
> changed crontab, that's a nop in the crons I've seen; they check
> for changes every minute anyway.
> 
> If you want to know something else, please specify.

Hello and thanks for your reply!

Actually, I think I will open the crontab file as a file and do the
changes that way because this would also involve in the deletion of
some cronjobs.  I just wish to know how to get the cron deamon to
reload the crontab.  Are you certain that it checks for changes or
reloads every minute?