PPyCron

Simple tool that allows users to manage cron jobs for Linux.

Installing

One should just type in the terminal:

pip install ppycron

Usage

PPyCron will let you manage crontabs in Unix based environments. When instantiated the package will automatically create a cron file if it is not available.

Basic Example

Fetching crons registered

In [1]: import ppycron

In [2]: crontab = ppycron.Crontab()

In [3]: crontab.get_all()
Out[3]: []

Adding new Cron

In [4]: crontab.add(interval="* * * * *", command="echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log")
Out[4]: Cron(command='echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log', interval='* * * * *')

In [5]: crontab.get_all()
Out[5]: [Cron(command='echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log', interval='* * * * *')]

Editing some existing cron

We fetch the cron by its command:

In [6]: crontab.edit(interval="*/10 * * * *", cron_command="echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log")
Out[6]: True

In [7]: crontab.get_all()
Out[7]: [Cron(command='echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log', interval='*/10 * * * *')]

If you check your crontab file you will see

In [9]: os.system("crontab -l")
# Created automatically by Pycron =)
*/10 * * * * echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log

Deleting existing crons

In [10]: crontab.delete("echo hello-world >> /var/log/crontab.log")
Out[10]: True

In [11]: crontab.get_all()
Out[11]: []