On Jan 10, 2008 11:11 AM, Allen Fowler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > How can a make a python script run in "deamon mode"? (on a linux box) > > That is, I want to run the program via "python myfile.py" and have it drop > me back to the command line. The program should continue running until I > kill it via it's PID, the machine shuts down, or the program itself decides > to shutdown. It should _not_ die when I simply log-out, etc. > > Is there a standard library module to help with this? > > -- Thank you > > > > The simplest way to achieve this is as follows : $ nohup python myfile.py & Otherwise you need to become daemon from inside the program. fork(), setsid(), etc. - the normal C language method for becoming a daemon..
-- Aditya
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