Ensure program is running with Windows 7 Task Scheduler

Question

I have set up a python script to run daily from my pc by adding it to the start up section in Windows 7.

However, does any know how I can set up a job (probably from Task Scheduler) to alert me if the program has stopped running ie if for some reason the cmd screen is closed etc... so that I can restart it or automatically restart it

Mike

Answer 1

To me it sounds like what you actually are looking for is windows services.

About services

If you don't know what a windows service is, then msdn have some documentation about it.

Creating a windows service in python

For a concrete example on how to do this in python, go here