At 05:19 AM 2/29/2008, Tim Golden wrote: >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
The XP help says that rather than AT, to use schtasks. I'm trying to figure it out now.. > (from the command line or via WMI) Windows Management Instrumentation is a whole new world to me, but I understand (from Wikipedia) that XP has it. I wish you'd quit opening up these cans of worms! ;-) >or you can use the >Windows scheduler, either from the control panel or programatically >via the win32com.taskscheduler module from pywin32. Thanks again, Dick Moores _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor