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Windows Service with Python 3.5 and pyinstaller
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TestService

Windows Service with Python 3.5 and pyinstaller

Requirements

Check

(env)$ python -V
Python 3.5.2

(env)$ pip freeze
PyInstaller==3.2
croniter==1.0.6

Install if not found

(env)$ pip install pyinstaller
(env)$ pip install croniter

Build

(env)$ pyinstaller -F --hidden-import=win32timezone WindowsService.py

Run

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe install
Installing service TestService
Service installed

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe start
Starting service TestService

Clean

(env) dist\WindowsService.exe stop
(env) dist\WindowsService.exe remove

Change Schedule using cron expression

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WindowsService.py
import servicemanager
import socket
import sys
import win32event
import win32service
import win32serviceutil
class TestService(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
_svc_name_ = "TestService"
_svc_display_name_ = "Test Service"
_svc_description_ = "My service description"
def __init__(self, args):
win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self, args)
self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
socket.setdefaulttimeout(60)
def SvcStop(self):
self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop)
def SvcDoRun(self):
rc = None
while rc != win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
with open('C:\\TestService.log', 'a') as f:
f.write('test service running...\n')
rc = win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self.hWaitStop, 5000)
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
servicemanager.Initialize()
servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(TestService)
servicemanager.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher()
else:
win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(TestService)
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