Run durable Python agent schedules with APScheduler
Integrates APScheduler into Python projects for durable, persistent task scheduling.
Install
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Activation
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Schedule recurring, interval, calendar, and one-off Python agent jobs with persistent job stores so background workflows survive restarts.Key capabilities
- →Schedule recurring Python agent jobs
- →Schedule interval-based Python agent jobs
- →Schedule calendar-based Python agent jobs
- →Schedule one-off Python agent jobs
- →Maintain job state across system restarts
- →Add jitter to scheduled job run times
How it works
This skill uses APScheduler to define and manage various types of Python agent jobs, storing their state persistently so they can survive system restarts.
Inputs & outputs
When to use Run durable Python agent schedules with APScheduler
- →Scheduling background agent jobs
- →Managing recurring maintenance tasks
- →Running periodic data syncs
About this skill
Run durable Python agent schedules with APScheduler
Schedule recurring, interval, calendar, and one-off Python agent jobs with persistent job stores so background workflows survive restarts.
Prerequisites
Python, APScheduler, optional persistent data store such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, Redis, MQTT, or a Python web service runtime
Installation
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Advanced Python Scheduler (APScheduler) is a task scheduler and task queue system for
- Python. It can be used solely as a job queuing system if you have no need for task
- node restarts.
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
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Jitter (adjustable, random delays added to the run time of each scheduled job)
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Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agronholm/apscheduler/HEAD/README.rst
Documentation
Source
When not to use it
- →When only a job queuing system is needed without task node restarts
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Requires Python and APScheduler
How it compares
This skill provides durable scheduling capabilities for Python agents, ensuring background workflows continue even after system interruptions, unlike basic in-memory schedulers.
Compared to similar skills
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