{"categories":[{"label":"Installation/Setup","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-installation-setup"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Integrates system crontab scheduling into Django, allowing you to define periodic tasks in Python and manage them through Django management commands.","skillfed_tags":["scheduling","cron","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Schedule Django management commands (e.g., clearsessions, database cleanup) to run at specific times without a separate task queue.","Run periodic data synchronization or reporting tasks defined as Python functions in your Django app.","Set up simple recurring maintenance jobs (log rotation, cache clearing) without introducing a heavy dependency.","Manage multiple scheduled tasks for a single Django project from one settings file rather than scattered cron entries."],"what_it_does":"django-crontab bridges Django applications and the system crontab scheduler by letting you define periodic jobs in Python and register them with the OS cron daemon via management commands. Instead of maintaining separate cron configuration files, you declare jobs in Django settings using standard cron timing syntax and Python module paths, then use `python manage.py crontab add` to install them into the user's crontab.\n\nThe package handles the plumbing: it generates the correct cron entries, manages Django environment setup for each scheduled execution, and provides commands to show and remove jobs. It supports passing arguments to scheduled functions and can redirect output to files. However, it is tightly coupled to system crontab, so it only works on POSIX systems and requires the crontab executable to be present and accessible.","worth_installing":"No for new projects. The package is abandoned (last release 2016, no commits since 2022) and predates modern Django and Python versions. For legacy Django projects already using it, it may continue to work, but there is no maintenance path forward. Consider alternatives for any new or actively maintained application."},"id":"django-crontab","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/django-crontab","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/django-crontab.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/django-crontab/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-03-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"django-crontab","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"dead simple crontab powered job scheduling for django"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":206466,"position":9571,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.7.1"}