[Tutor] A couple of queries ...

[Dave S]

Alan Gauld wrote:

>>Is there a python equiverlant of BASH "sleep xm". Ie halt, go to
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>sleep
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>>for x mins (Without resorting to a for loop with a v.large count,
>>inaccurate + eats CPU cycles!) ?
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>Yes, its:
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>time.sleep(x*60)  # sleep takes seconds as an argument
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>>Second query. Is it possible for a python program to start up as a
>>background process? The app I am writting needs a demon... (see
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>query
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>>above :-) ) Rather than writting a seperate BASH script to call the
>>python script with "proggy.pg &" in it. This would work but seems a
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>bit
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>>awkward.
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>Have you tried just doing
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>proggy.py &
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>In other words why use a bash script?
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>If you need the formal daemon treatment complete with funny ownerships
>and flags etc then there is a how-to page on the web somewhere...
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>Alan G.
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Thanks for your help, it is much appreciated

Dave