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A python script that restarts itself (running a new process that reflects any changes on disk)
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#!/usr/bin/env python3 | |
# based on https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy/blob/0857fa81eb0ab647c7b59a019338bab057f7748b/cherrypy/process/wspbus.py#L305 | |
import sys | |
import os | |
import time | |
_startup_cwd = os.getcwd() | |
def _do_execv(): | |
args = sys.argv[:] | |
print('Re-spawning %s' % ' '.join(args)) | |
args.insert(0, sys.executable) | |
if sys.platform == 'win32': | |
args = ['"%s"' % arg for arg in args] | |
os.chdir(_startup_cwd) | |
os.execv(sys.executable, args) | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
start_time = time.time() | |
while True: | |
td = (time.time() - start_time) | |
if td > 5: | |
print('_do_execv') | |
_do_execv() | |
exit(0) | |
print(f'{td}') | |
time.sleep(1) |
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