Running a python code periodically
Terry Reedy
tjreedy at udel.edu
Thu May 8 16:31:31 EDT 2008
"Maryam Saeedi" <ma.saeedi at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ee9cd3be0805080902g48e641bxbcf1d5578620defe at mail.gmail.com...
|I was wondering if you know how can I run a python code once every five
| minutes for a period of time either using python or some other program
like
| a bash script.
I expect the following should work.
from time import sleep
while True: #or
# for i in range(nunber_of_cycles):
do_whatever()
sleep(600)
assuming do_whatever() is quick and you do not need exactly 5 minute
intervals.
| I have asked this question before and some of you answered me but I still
| have problem. Most of the answers was to use cron and crontab which works
on
| my computer but not if I want to do it on department's computer since I
do
| not have permission to change those files. Is there any other way which
does
| not need administrator permission?
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