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Daemonize anything ( Unix only )
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Daemonize anything ( Unix only )

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python-daemon
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A simple python daemon which you can use to daemonize processes or
to create cron like tasks in python.

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Installation
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1. Download the tarball and run ``python setup.py install``

2. Copy the ``daemonexample.py`` to ``/etc/init.d`` and modify it to suite your needs

3. When you are done, make it an executable ``chmod +x /etc/init.d/daemonexample.py``.

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Usage
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You can use it like any other UNIX daemon. On Linux

``invoke-rc.d daemonexample start|stop|restart``

And on MacOS

``python daemonexample.py start|stop|restart``

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Additional notes
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Doesn't work well with ``virtualenv``

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Requirements
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Python 2.5+