/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/enchanted-objects-design-challenge---python-start-python-stopPutting on the roofOne of the big physical jobs left for Matilda and Hans was putting the roof back on. They realised that they could not do the job by themselves so they wandered down the Adam and Eve Inn to look for volunteers. It turned out that een-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/enchanted-objects-design-challenge---python-start-python-stopWed, 21 Dec 2016 09:45:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e82c3e1f-2a5c-479b-8e21-c20534b78b25Workshopshed0<p>An alternative is to use the start-stop-daemon which stores away the PID of the process that&#39;s started. This seems a bit more elegant than grepping for the correct process. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://blog.scphillips.com/posts/2013/07/getting-a-python-script-to-run-in-the-background-as-a-service-on-boot/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://blog.scphillips.com/posts/2013/07/getting-a-python-script-to-run-in-the-background-as-a-service-on-boot/">Getting a Python script to run in the background (as a service) on boot</a> </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21175&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/enchanted-objects-design-challenge---python-start-python-stopWed, 24 Jun 2015 21:17:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e82c3e1f-2a5c-479b-8e21-c20534b78b25clem570<p>Oh the devil in the details. I like the way you wraped this dtory up with a bow tie.</p><p>Clem</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21175&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/enchanted-objects-design-challenge---python-start-python-stopWed, 24 Jun 2015 17:14:09 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e82c3e1f-2a5c-479b-8e21-c20534b78b25Jan Cumps1<p>ps -fe | grep weather-daemon</p><p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-e82c3e1f-2a5c-479b-8e21-c20534b78b25/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span> </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21175&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/enchanted-objects/b/blog/posts/enchanted-objects-design-challenge---python-start-python-stopWed, 24 Jun 2015 16:54:09 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:e82c3e1f-2a5c-479b-8e21-c20534b78b25DAB1<p>Good finish Andy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Everything looks great and the final tweeks to the software should make it run well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21175&AppID=117&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">