Another technique, that I feel should be pointed out, is a custom django-admin command: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-management-commands/. If you are going to use a crontab to run a Python script, this is by far the easiest way to do it.
On 13 Okt, 10:53, ringemup <ringe...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can also use this technique[1] to create a python script that you > can call from your crontab. ?Basically, you can call anything in > Django from any Python script as long as you set the > DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE environment variable first and have Django, > your project, and your apps on your path. > > [1]http://www.nerdydork.com/django-cron-on-webfaction.html > > On Oct 13, 10:47?am, Jo <reduxion...@me.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 13 ?.?. 2010, at 18:50, Jonathan Barratt wrote: > > > > On 13 ?.?. 2010, at 18:38, Mattias Linnap wrote: > > > >> Hi Django users, > > > >> I'm building an application with Django, and I need some database > > >> changes to occur at certain times in the future - independently of any > > >> web request. Things like cleaning up expired sessions, deleting > > >> expired user actions, etc. > > > >> What is the best way to implement those? > > > Having now checked it out for use in my own project, the '"Celery" > > suggestion that's been made to you definitely sounds like the most > > 'correct' way to implement this. Thanks Tom and Brian! > > > It is, however, as Tom admitted, rather complex. I had another idea that I > > figured was worth throwing out there for your consideration as it's a lot > > easier and faster to implement, though correspondingly not nearly as > > flexible or powerful: just use the *nix command "at." When someone reserves > > an item just execute something along the lines of: (os.popen.) popen('echo > > "COMMAND "' ?+ PARAMETERS + ' | at now + 2 hours' > > > This is nowhere near as robust or efficient as I'm sure Celery is, but it's > > so much simpler and quicker that I thought it worth mentioning in case you > > don't have the time to get Celery going right away and need something to > > use for demo\testing purposes in the meantime... > > > Just a thought, > > Jonathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
