Running a process every N days

[Diez B. Roggisch]

danmcleran at yahoo.com schrieb:
> What's the best way to run either an entire python process or a python
> thread every N days. I'm running Python 2.4.3 on Fedora Core 5 Linux.
> My code consists of a test and measurement system that runs 24/7 in a
> factory setting. It collects alot of data and I'd like to remove all
> data older than 30 days. My ideal solution would be something that
> runs in the background but only wakes up to run every few days to
> check for old data.

Use cron, the periodic task scheduler of your OS.

Diez