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How to Schedule Local Tasks Without Cron in Python

Run periodic tasks on a loop using the schedule library to mimic cron-like behavior from within Python.

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import schedule
import time
from datetime import datetime

def greet():
    print(f"Hello at {datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')}")

def check_time():
    now = datetime.now()
    print(f"Current time: {now:%H:%M:%S}")

schedule.every(5).seconds.do(greet)
schedule.every(10).seconds.do(check_time)
schedule.every(1).mi…

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