Precise_scheduler

Python job scheduling for humans. Run Python functions (or any other callable) periodically using a friendly syntax.

• A simple to use API for scheduling jobs, made for humans.
• In-process scheduler for periodic jobs. No extra processes needed!
• Very lightweight and no external dependencies.
• Excellent test coverage.

Usage

$ pip install precise-scheduler

import datetime
import precise_scheduler
import time
import pause

scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler(schedule_base="last_schedule")
#scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler(schedule_base="last_run_start")
#scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler() # default option  works simillar to schedule module


def greet(name):
    print("Hello", name, datetime.datetime.now())
    time.sleep(1)


scheduler.every(2).seconds.do(greet, name="Alice")
scheduler.every(4).seconds.do(greet, name="Bob")

from precise_scheduler import every, repeat


@repeat(scheduler.every(5).seconds, "World")
@repeat(scheduler.every().day, "Mars")
def hello(planet):
    print("Hello", planet, datetime.datetime.now())
    time.sleep(0.5)


while True:
    pause.until(scheduler.get_next_run())
    scheduler.run_pending()

# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:31.000249
# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:33.000094
# Hello Bob 2023-03-02 12:24:34.001463
# Hello World 2023-03-02 12:24:35.003073
# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:35.503961
# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:37.000157
# Hello Bob 2023-03-02 12:24:38.001703
# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:39.003366
# Hello World 2023-03-02 12:24:40.004778
# Hello Alice 2023-03-02 12:24:41.000172.

Backwards compatibility

If the you want to use in simillar way as the you can use

import precise_scheduler as schedule

only when you use change schedule base the behaviour changes.

#scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler(schedule_base="last_schedule")

#scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler(schedule_base="last_run_start")

The precision part is by default and all schedules are truncated to 0 microseconds thus precise regardless of the schedule base

Comparison with schedule

This test will show how the old module (schedule ) drifts from the schedule on each execution and the new version is accurate to the schedule.

The small microseconds shown in time is the time it takes to execute the print statement, call of function and slight difference of time.sleep(0.001) , which is common for both implementations

$ pip install precise-scheduler
$ pip install schedule

    import datetime
    import precise_scheduler
    import time
    import schedule

    scheduler = precise_scheduler.Scheduler(schedule_base="last_schedule")
    schedule_old = schedule.Scheduler()


    def greet(name):
        print("Hello", name, datetime.datetime.now())
        time.sleep(1)


    scheduler.every(3).seconds.do(greet, name="precise_scheduler")
    schedule_old.every(3).seconds.do(greet, name="schedule")

    while True:

        time.sleep(0.001)
        scheduler.run_pending()
        schedule_old.run_pending()



# Hello precise_scheduler 2023-03-08 11:16:42.000479
# Hello schedule 2023-03-08 11:16:43.001039
# Hello precise_scheduler 2023-03-08 11:16:45.000918
# Hello schedule 2023-03-08 11:16:47.002968
# Hello precise_scheduler 2023-03-08 11:16:48.004551
# Hello precise_scheduler 2023-03-08 11:16:51.000129
# Hello schedule 2023-03-08 11:16:52.001413

Background

This package is a slight improvement of https://github.com/dbader/schedule

The changes are

• Previously the calculation of next schedule was based on end of execution. Now you can also select based on start of last execution start or based on schedule (will be same unless you have a on demand execution).
• All schedules will be truncated to 0 microseconds.
• The code is updated to newer Pep standards

The reason for starting this package is the above updates are really needed and the package has not being updated for long and is under MIT licence.

For now the documentation remains the same only difference is mentioned below in code example and you can check out examples folder for python files

Documentation

precise_scheduler's documentation lives at precise_scheduler.readthedocs.io.

Meta

Bibin Varghese - @bibinvargheset - bibinvargheset@gmail.com

This package is a based on https://github.com/dbader/schedule

Inspired by Adam Wiggins' article "Rethinking Cron" and the clockwork Ruby module.

Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

https://github.com/bibinvargheset/precise_scheduler