Python Automation

8.

Scheduling and Triggering Scripts

8.1.

Time-Based Operations

8.1.1.

Working with Dates and Times

8.1.1.1.

datetime Module

8.1.1.2.

8.1.1.3.

Date Arithmetic

8.1.1.4.

8.1.1.5.

Formatting Dates and Times

8.1.2.

Script Delays and Timing

8.1.2.1.

8.1.2.2.

8.1.2.3.

Interval-based Execution

8.2.

In-Script Scheduling

8.2.1.

The schedule Library

8.2.1.1.

Installing schedule

8.2.1.2.

Creating Simple Jobs

8.2.1.3.

8.2.1.3.1.

8.2.1.3.2.

8.2.1.3.3.

8.2.1.3.4.

Custom Intervals

8.2.1.4.

Job Parameters and Arguments

8.2.1.5.

8.2.1.6.

Running Scheduler Continuously

8.2.2.

Advanced Scheduling Patterns

8.2.2.1.

Conditional Scheduling

8.2.2.2.

Dynamic Scheduling

8.2.2.3.

8.3.

System-Level Scheduling

8.3.1.

Cron Jobs on Linux and macOS

8.3.1.1.

Understanding Cron Syntax

8.3.1.2.

Cron Time Expressions

8.3.1.3.

Editing Crontab

8.3.1.4.

User vs System Crontabs

8.3.1.5.

Environment Variables in Cron

8.3.1.6.

Logging Cron Output

8.3.1.7.

Common Cron Patterns

8.3.2.

Windows Task Scheduler

8.3.2.1.

Creating Tasks via GUI

8.3.2.2.

Command-Line Task Creation

8.3.2.3.

8.3.2.4.

8.3.2.5.

Task Conditions

8.3.2.6.

8.3.2.7.

Monitoring Task History

8.3.3.

Alternative Scheduling Solutions

8.4.

Event-Driven Automation

8.4.1.

File System Monitoring

8.4.2.

Network Event Triggers

8.4.3.

System Event Responses

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