Awsome, cron it is! Thanks. :) On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Russell Keith-Magee <russ...@keith-magee.com> wrote: > > On 03/03/2012, at 4:10 AM, Scott Macri wrote: > >> I'm trying to figure out the best way to create an automated in a >> python/django web application. My intention is to send an email >> message in the future based on the given future date/time. What is >> the best approach to do this? >> >> I was thinking of creating a cron job and a python script, but I would >> rather have the process be part of my django application so I don't >> have to worry about extra stuff. > ... >> Any thoughts on how to handle this situation? Thanks. > > Yeah - use a cron job and a Python script :-) > > Seriously -- Django is good at what it does, but just because you've got a > really good hammer, it doesn't mean every problem is a nail. The task you > describe sounds like almost exactly what cron scripts are designed to handle. > Rather than trying to bend Django into a shape that will solve your problem, > use the right tool for the job. > > You might also be able to attack the problem using a task queue like celery > [1]. However, celery is more complex to get set up than a cron script. There > are lots of benefits that come with that complexity, but if you just want to > get something going, you don't have any experience with task queues, and > you're not expecting any serious load problems, cron will be the easier > option. > > It's also worth pointing out that you can still use parts of Django (e.g., > your models, the ORM, the mail sending utilities) in a standalone Python > script that is called by cron/celery. Django is a just a set of Python > libraries. Yes, it's a set of libraries that is usually used to build web > sites, and most examples use Django APIs to service HTTP requests, but > there's no reason you can't write a standalone Python script that uses > Django's APIs to access and manipulate data. > > [1] http://celeryproject.org/ > > Yours, > Russ Magee %-) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@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. >
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