perform an action at a certain time with the web.py framework

Question

I am currently starting to work on a web server running web.py . If I understand it correctly, the whole thing is implemented as some kind of a loop that listens to the requests at the specified port and reacts accordingly.

I would like the server to perform a certain action at a certain time without a request that triggers it. What is the best way to achieve this? Thank you.

Answer 1

If you want to run it within python you can look at using the threading class.

More information on how to do it here: Executing periodic actions in Python

Answer 2

I think the best way is to set up a cron job in the system, which will execute your script (which can be written in Python or other language).