Python loop to run after n minutes from start time-CodePudding

I am trying to create a while loop which will iterate between 2 time objects, while datetime.datetime.now().time() <= datetime.datetime.now() relativedelta(hour=1): but on every n minutes or second interval. So if the starting time was 1:00 AM, the next iteration should being at 1:05 AM with n being 5 mins. So the iteration should begin after 5 mins and not for example, from the end of an iteration. Could you please advise how this could be accomplished?

CodePudding user response：

Did you try time.sleep(300) where 300 is seconds.

CodePudding user response：

if you want your program to run every 5 minuets you can use time.sleep

import time
while true:
    #program
    time.sleep(300)

if you want to iterate between dates use this template:

from datetime import timedelta
start_date = date_utils.parse('2021-01-01')
end_date = datetime.datetime.now()
while start_date <= end_date:
    one_hour = timedelta(hours=1)
    one_minute = timedelta(minutes=1)
    start_date = start_date   datetime.timedelta(days=1)