do something every n seconds

[Santiago Caracol]

Hello,

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working
directory) every n seconds in Python?

Santiago

 

[Alice Bevan–McGregor]

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working

directory) every n seconds in Python?

The simplest method is executing time.sleep(n) within an infinite while
loop. There are more elegant solutions: using coroutine frameworks,
threaded task schedulers, etc.

— Alice.

 

[Paul Rubin]

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working
directory) every n seconds in Python?

Don't do it that way if you can help it. Use inotify or the equivalent
instead.

 

[Stefan Sonnenberg-Carstens]

Windows or UNIX ?

Am Do, 25.11.2010, 13:38 schrieb Santiago Caracol:

Hello,

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working
directory) every n seconds in Python?

Santiago

--
MfG,

Stefan Sonnenberg-Carstens

IT Architect

 

[Adam Tauno Williams]

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working
directory) every n seconds in Python?

Use the Python Advanced Scheduler in your application - it is a great
little module. Then you've solved every 'scheduler' issue your
application will ever have.
<http://packages.python.org/APScheduler/>

 

[Steve Holden]

Hello,

how can I do something (e.g. check if new files are in the working
directory) every n seconds in Python?

Look at the sched library, which was written to take care of
requirements like this. Use time.sleep() as your delay function and
time.time() as your time function.

regards
Steve

 

[km]

while True:
time.sleep(10)
print('hello python!')

HTH,
KM