On 6/7/07, David Bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > What's the best way to run either an entire python process or a python > > thread every N days. I'm running Python 2.4.3 on Fedora Core 5 Linux. > > My code consists of a test and measurement system that runs 24/7 in a > > factory setting. It collects alot of data and I'd like to remove all > > data older than 30 days. My ideal solution would be something that > > runs in the background but only wakes up to run every few days to > > check for old data. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan McLeran > > > And you can use cron to launch your python program? > > -- > David Bear > -- let me buy your intellectual property, I want to own your thoughts -- > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >
yes. man cron man crontab -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list