Python Processes for Win32

[Robert Brewer]

harlinseritt at yahoo.com wrote:
> I have a daemon type script (daemon.py -- we'll say) that I would like
> to have run continuously. I'd like to be able to do something like
> this:
> 
> daemon.py start
> 
> ... and then to have it stop I'd like to do this:
> 
> daemon.py stop
> 
> I am having a hard time googling for a clue as to how to accomplish
> this. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd really
> appreciate it.

Write a Windows service (natively, see
http://www.python.org/windows/win32 or using py2exe, see
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/).

Then use:

net start daemonsvc
net stop daemonsvc


Robert Brewer
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