I have a file, script.py, I would like to schedule a Task Scheduler on my Windows 10 machine to run the script.py every 5 minutes. However, I have some parameters that I want to pass into the script.py file to run it:
python script.py --parameter --parameter < database.txt
I'm not sure how to implement these parameters to the Windows Task Scheduler.
Go to properties of the task.
Under the action tab, add/edit an action.
And you will see options to include arguments/parameters.
That being said, windows task scheduler has always been a hit-or-miss for me. I personally find that using custom schedulers by code is more reliable.
Here is my suggestion:
Step 1) Make a bat file with the following contents in your code's working directory:
"C:\Users\user2\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe" "C:\Users\user1\Desktop\working-directory\runner.py"
and let's name it something like "start-runner.bat". Also, note that the "runner.py" here is your custom scheduler code and not your actual code.
In the "runner.py", you can use the subprocess module combined with the threading module to asynchronously call your main file "python script.py --parameter --parameter".
And instead of using a simple pipe to redirect output, you can use subprocess module features and redirect the stdout to a file.
For scheduling, import time and use "time.sleep(300)"
Step 2) Make the bat file read-only
Step 3) Copy the bat file object to your windows clipboard
Step 4) Type "shell:startup" in your run command
Step 5) Right-click and "paste shortcut" into the startup folder
Step 6) Make the shortcut read-only
I think you open the Edit Action window for your action and under setting, there is a add arguments(optional) just fill in your paremeters.
Simply create one ".bat" file using python and write code to trigger that script.
suppose demo.bat triggers helo.py with arguments like arg1, arg2 and arg3
content of demo.bat should be
python /path/to/helo.py %1 %2 %3
and in your main python file, schedule task using python like
import os
os.system("schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 5 /tn task_name /tr 'path_to_demo.bat arg1 arg2 arg3' /st 12:00")
This will trigger demo.bat after every 5 minutes and demo.bat will trigger helo.py with arguments.
