Tue, 2006-05-30 at 00:23 -0500, WIdgeteye wrote: > 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.
Tim Roberts is right. As you are on linux, I suggest you investigate the at command - very user friendly and not at all complicated. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list