Python CronTab IOError

Question

I am using the python-crontab module to make sure my script is ran every day at 2 pm.

But I am getting some IOErrors when executing the script

Traceback:
File "backup.py", line 87, in <module>
system_cron = Crontab()
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/crontab.py", line 175, in __init__
self.read(tabfile)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/crontab.py", line 204, in read
raise IOError("Read crontab %s: %s" % (self.user, err))
IOERROR: Read crontab None: no crontab for root

crontab -l gives gives me my empty crontab...

Is this a bug in the module?

Do you guys have an alternative module?

Thanks

Answer 1

i had the same bug and i solved it by creating manually a cron(whatever) for the user root.

~# crontab -e

copy paste the following line: */1 * * * * /usr/bin/touch /root/demo90 save it and check by doing ls

After you go back to crontab file "crontab -e" and remove the line added You can now execute your script.

hope it help!!

Answer 2

It's a bug which has been fixed for the next version:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-crontab/+bug/1258926 -> Targeted for v1.7