Make a function call itself after set amount of time

[Bart Nessux]

Bart Nessux wrote:
> How do I make a function call itself every 24 hours. Also, is there a 
> way to start the program automatically w/o depending on the OS functions 
> like 'Task Scheduler' or 'Start Up Items'... this is on Windows 2k and 
> xp. Below is an example of what I'm trying to do.
> 
> TIA
> 
> def ipconfig_email():
>    from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
>    import smtplib
>    import time
>    import os
> 
>    u = "user name"        #Change This to user's name.
>    f = "my-email-addy"
>    t = "my-email-addy"
> 
>    fp0 = os.popen("ipconfig /all", "r")
>    fp1 = os.popen("psinfo -d -s", "rb")
>    msg = MIMEText(fp0.read() + fp1.read())
>    fp0.close()
>    fp1.close()
> 
>    msg["Subject"] = "%s's IPconfig Report" % u
>    msg["From"] = f
>    msg["To"] = t
> 
>    h = "my.smtp.server"
>    s = smtplib.SMTP(h)
>    s.sendmail(f, t, msg.as_string())
>    s.quit()
>    time.sleep(86400)    #24 hour sleep
>    HOW_DO_I_CALL_THE_FUNCTION_AGAIN?
> 
> ipconfig_email()
> 

I figured it out. I added this to the function definition:
ipconfig_email()

I feel like an ass, sorry to bother you guys!