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scheduler.py
import time
import threading
import datetime
class Scheduler(object):
def __init__(self, hours, job):
self.interval = datetime.timedelta(hours=hours).seconds
self.job = job
thread = threading.Thread(target=self.run, args=())
thread.daemon = True
thread.start()
def run(self):
while True:
self.job()
time.sleep(self.interval)
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danemacaulay commented Nov 30, 2018 •
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import datetime

def print_time():
  print(datetime.datetime.now())

Scheduler(hours=1, job=print_time)

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