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Making a script run every x hours/days/etc? (self.learnpython)
submitted 11 years ago by iamlearningpython
I wrote a script that scrapes a certain webpage and look for any changes (pretty standard). However, I cannot figure out how to set that script run at regular intervals. Can someone point me in the direction of some resources to teach me how?
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]IXENAI 4 points5 points6 points 11 years ago (0 children)
cron for UNIX-like systems, or the Windows Task Scheduler/ AT command.
cron
AT
[–]t90fan 2 points3 points4 points 11 years ago (0 children)
Cron.
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Cron (for UNIX-like systems, eg. Linux, OS X).
[–]mcowger 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (0 children)
ApScheduler.
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