{"id":129665,"date":"2022-11-11T20:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.finxter.com\/?p=880057"},"modified":"2022-11-11T20:09:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:09:46","slug":"how-to-schedule-a-batch-python-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/11\/how-to-schedule-a-batch-python-script\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Schedule a Batch Python Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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5\/5 – (1 vote) <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Problem Formulation and Solution Overview<\/h2>\n

During your career as a Pythonista, you will encounter situations where a Python script will need to be executed on a scheduled basis, such as daily, weekly, or monthly. <\/p>\n

This article shows you how to accomplish this task using a .bat<\/code><\/a> (batch) file.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udcac\" Question<\/strong>: How would we write code to run a .bat<\/code> (batch) file on a schedule?<\/em><\/p>\n

We can accomplish this task by completing the following steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Create a Python Script<\/li>\n
  2. Create a .bat<\/code> File<\/li>\n
  3. Execute a .bat<\/code> File<\/li>\n
  4. Schedule a .bat<\/code> File Using Windows Task Scheduler<\/li>\n
  5. Bonus: Schedule a Monthly .bat<\/code> File<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Create a Python Script<\/h2>\n

    Let’s first start by creating a Python script that counts down from five (5) to one (1).<\/p>\n

    In the current working directory, create a Python file called counter.p<\/code>y. Copy and paste the code snippet below into this file and save it.<\/p>\n

    from time import sleep lift_off = 5 while lift_off > 0: print (f'Lift Off in {lift_off} seconds!') sleep(2) lift_off -= 1<\/pre>\n
    The first line in the above code snippet imports the time<\/code><\/a> library. This allows access to the sleep()<\/code><\/a> function, which pauses the script between iterations.<\/p>\n
    Next, a while<\/code><\/a> loop is instantiated and executes the code inside this loop until the value of lift_off<\/code> is zero (0). <\/p>\n
    On each iteration, the following occurs:<\/p>\n