[Tutor] Problem with threading

[Alberto Troiano]

Hey

I have the users config in a database so the use of a text file is double 
work

In answer to Matt the cameras push the photos via ftp at my server at 1 
photo every 3 seconds

What can I do????????????

Regards

Alberto



>From: Danny Yoo <dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu>
>To: Alberto Troiano <albertito_g at hotmail.com>
>CC: Tutor <tutor at python.org>
>Subject: Re: [Tutor] Problem with threading
>Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 15:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
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> > Someone suggested the use of CRON (I'm working over Linux) but how can I
> > built a program to which I can pass an argument???????
> >
> > I mean in CRON I will have to put one task for each user and each script
> > has to check only one user, so I think I have to make something like
> > this in cron:
> >
> > at 5 o clock run python2.2 application_I_build(username)
>
>
>Hi Alberto,
>
>Would things work for you if the list of usernames was defined externally,
>in some sort of text file?  It really sounds like each user has some set
>of configuration state, so perhaps it might be useful to do something
>like:
>
>     at 5 o clock,
>         run python2.2 application_wrapper configuration_file.txt
>
>where configuration_file.txt holds a list of users and other miscellaneous
>server-specific variables.  Here, 'application_wrapper' is a simple
>wrapper that itself calls the real 'application_I-build' program with the
>right command line arguments, for each user in the configuration_file.txt.
>
>
>Best of wishes!
>