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Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 14:12:05 +1000
From: Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>
To: Avnesh Shakya <avnesh.nitk@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to run a python script twice randomly in a day?
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On 19May2013 20:54, Avnesh Shakya <avnesh.nitk@gmail.com> wrote:
|    How to run a python script twice randomly in a day? Actually
| I want to run my script randomly in a day and twice only. Please
| help me.. how is it possible.

Do you mean "run twice a day, each at random times"?

If so, do the obvious: at midnight, pick two random times. Sleep
until the first time, run the script, sleep until the second time,
run the script.

There are various ways to do the sleeping and midnight bits; they're
up to you.

Enjoy,
-- 
Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au>

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