related work: APScheduler

[jabbalaci]

Hi,

FYI: there is a similar work called APScheduler (http://pythonhosted.org/APScheduler/), which is a heavier solution and more similar to cron.

I have a question too. With "schedule" I want to execute a code at Xh00, Xh15, Xh30, and Xh45, where X ranges from 0 to 23, i.e. execute a code every 15 minutes and start at Xh00 sharp. This is different from "execute something every 15 minutes", because this could start at Xh03, then it continues at Xh18, etc.

Best,

Laszlo

[dbader]

Hi @jabbalaci and thanks for your comment. It's good you mention APScheduler because for some use cases it may be a better fit than schedule. I'll include this recommendation in the FAQ in the next few days.

Regarding question on how to run jobs at absolute timestamps with a fixed start time: This is not possible with schedule at the moment. If more people require this functionality it may definitely be worthwhile to provide it. If you're interested in providing a feature patch for this please get back to me.