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Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

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On Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:06:08 PM C. N. Desrosiers wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 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.  Is this sort of thing possible
> in Python?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> CND

Up  to Jan 1, 2012 we had 6 computers that 
were connected to timers.

The timers were set to come on at various times 
during the day.  When the timer came on, the computer,
on boot up, ran a .BAT file that called our screen saver 
which in turn launched another program.

I don't know about Mac but this was all written 
on DOS machines.  With a little research and I'm sure it 
could be done through the bios on a Mac.  

The screen saver gave us time to opt out of the call to 
another program. So, simply turning on a 
machine could launch an OS file that will call 
your python module.

Another approach is building a python screen saver that 
reboots your computer at a specific time.  On reboot,
your OS calls a python screen saver with options, 
as mentioned. 

jd
inqvista.com

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Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast "C. N. Desrosiers" <cndesrosiers@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 12:06 -0700
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-06-16 19:22 +0000
    Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 15:34 -0400
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 15:25 -0400
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Petite Abeille <petite.abeille@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 21:44 +0200
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Jason Swails <jason.swails@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 15:49 -0400
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-06-16 16:18 -0400
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast "C. N. Desrosiers" <cndesrosiers@gmail.com> - 2013-06-16 16:56 -0400
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-17 07:55 +1000
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast inq1ltd <inq1ltd@inqvista.com> - 2013-06-17 09:24 -0400
    Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2013-06-17 19:03 +0200
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast "Lefavor, Matthew (GSFC-582.0)[MICROTEL LLC]" <matthew.lefavor@nasa.gov> - 2013-06-17 10:02 -0500
  Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast Giorgos Tzampanakis <giorgos.tzampanakis@gmail.com> - 2013-06-17 17:52 +0000

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