How Can I Check To See If A Python Script Was Started Interactively?
I'd like for a script of mine to have 2 behaviours, one when started as a scheduled task, and another if started manually. How could I test for interactiveness? EDIT: this could ei
Solution 1:
You should simply add a command-line switch in the scheduled task, and check for it in your script, modifying the behavior as appropriate. Explicit is better than implicit.
One benefit to this design: you'll be able to test both behaviors, regardless of how you actually invoked the script.
Solution 2:
If you want to know if you're reading from a terminal (not clear if that is enough of a distinction, please clarify) you can use
sys.stdin.isatty()
Solution 3:
I'd just add a command line switch when you're calling it with cron:
python yourscript.py -scheduled
then in your program
import sys
if"-scheduled"in sys.argv:
#--non-interactive code--else:
#--interactive code--
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