On Tue, 30 May 2006 04:34:03 +0000, Tim Roberts wrote: > WIdgeteye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>HI, >>I am trying to write a little program that will run a program on scedule. >>I am having trouble understanding the datetime, time, sched modules. What >>I would like is something like this: >> >>If date&time = 06-13-2006:18:00:00 >>Then run this program >> >>I am not sure how to enter a future date in this equation using any of >>the modules mentioned above. I have figured out how to get the date and >>time from the modules above but not the future and then compare the two. > > What operating system are you using? Both Linux and Windows have commands > that can do this for you. It's more efficient to use existing operating > system services than to invent your own. > > Also, remember to take into account the possibility that your program > might not check the time at the exact second. In your example, you need > to be prepared to start your app if the time is just PAST 6 PM on June 13.
I am using Linux and could use cron. But I want to be able to schedule and record television shows on her. And yeah I know about freevo but it's way to complicated than it needs to be. So back to the question: How can I get a 9 position tuple from the time functions in Python based on a future date. Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
