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On Jun 16, 2013, at 9:06 PM, C. N. Desrosiers <cndesrosiers@gmail.com> =
wrote:

> I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of =
alarm.  I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific =
time, loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast.

Under preferences, take a look at Energy Saver -> Power Adapter -> =
Schedule -> Start up or wake.

Alternatively, the command line utility pmset allows one to access the =
same functionalities.

>  Is this sort of thing possible in Python?

Sure. But why bother? All at one's finger tip already...