25 lines
685 B
Python
Executable File
25 lines
685 B
Python
Executable File
#!/usr/bin/env python3
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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"""A simple Python script to output the current date and time as a JSON object string every 0.5 seconds.
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Used instead of the `date` command in order to avoid spawning a new process every 0.5 seconds.
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"""
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import datetime
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import sys
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import time
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def get_date():
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"""Return the current date as a JSON object string."""
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return datetime.datetime.now().strftime(
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'{"hour": "%H", "minute": "%M", "second": "%S", "day": "%d", "month": "%m", "year": "%Y", "dow": "%w","month_name": "%B", "unix": %s}'
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)
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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while True:
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print(get_date())
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sys.stdout.flush()
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time.sleep(0.5)
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