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local_crontab_parse_expression_match_datetime_timezone.py

python

A simple example demonstrating how to parse a cron expression and check if

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local_crontab_parse_expression_match_datetime_timezone.py
1from datetime import datetime
2from local_crontab import LocalCrontab
3
4# Create a crontab object with a specific schedule
5# This schedule is: 5:30 AM every Monday in the 'America/New_York' timezone
6lc = LocalCrontab("30 5 * * 1", "America/New_York")
7
8# Check if the crontab matches a specific datetime
9dt = datetime(2023, 10, 23, 5, 30)  # A Monday at 5:30 AM
10if lc.matches(dt):
11    print("The schedule matches!")
12else:
13    print("The schedule does not match.")
14
15# Get the next occurrence after a specific time
16next_run = lc.next_occurrence(datetime.now())
17print(f"The next scheduled run is: {next_run}")