Kent Johnson wrote: > Dick Moores wrote: > >> #!/usr/bin/env python >> #coding=utf-8 >> import time >> b = '20:00:00' >> while True: >> a = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S') >> time.sleep(0.5) >> if a == b: > > You might want to learn how to use your OS's scheduler to do this part. > I don't know what it is on Windows though.
You've got a couple of options on Windows, actually (not including any roll-you-own or ported cron efforts). You can either use the AT command (from the command line or via WMI) or you can use the Windows scheduler, either from the control panel or programatically via the win32com.taskscheduler module from pywin32. TJG _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor