Best way to schedule Python scripts on macOS?
Started by Alex Kumar · 3 months ago
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Alex Kumar
4 months ago
I want to run a data sync script every hour. Is launchd better than cron on Mac?
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Michael Torres
3 months ago
launchd is the macOS-native way and more reliable. Create a plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/. But honestly, for simple scheduling cron still works fine: `crontab -e` and add `0 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/script.py`.
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Anna Kowalski
3 months ago
For complex scheduling with error handling, I use the Python `schedule` library. It runs in a loop but gives you clean syntax:\n\n```python\nimport schedule\nschedule.every().hour.do(sync_data)\nwhile True:\n schedule.run_pending()\n time.sleep(60)\n```
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