run pyhton script periodically

Jittery Jay answered on December 2, 2022 Popularity 6/10 Helpfulness 1/10

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run pyhton script periodically

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1. On the terminal type,

```bash 
crontab -e
```

This will open the cronjob editor. It may prompt you to select the editor of your choosing e.g. nano, vim etc.

2. Add your periodic schedule and the command to run your script at the bottom of the file as shown below:
The example belows run the python script every day at midnight. Ensure that you provide the correct path to your python script.

```bash
0 0 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/script.py
```

General syntax of a cronjob:
```bash
* * * * * /path/to/script
- - - - -
| | | | |
| | | | ----- Day of week (0 - 7) (Sunday is both 0 and 7)
| | | ------- Month (1 - 12)
| | --------- Day of month (1 - 31)
| ----------- Hour (0 - 23)
------------- Minute (0 - 59)
```

3. Exit the editor by saving the changes.

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