How to run the Python program forever

+1 vote

I need to run my Python program forever in an infinite loop..

Currently I am running it like this -

#!/usr/bin/python 

import time 

# some python code that I want 

# to keep on running 

# Is this the right way to run the python program forever? 

# And do I even need this time.sleep call? 

while True:

time.sleep(5)

Is there any better way of doing it? Or do I even need time.sleep call? Any thoughts?

Jul 27, 2018 in Python by bug_seeker
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3 answers to this question.

+1 vote

Yes, you can use a while True: loop that never breaks to run Python code continually.

However, you will need to put the code you want to run continually inside the loop:

#!/usr/bin/python 

while True:

# some python code that I want  

# to keep on running

Also, time.sleep is used to suspend the operation of a script for a period of time. So, since you want yours to run continually, I don't see why you would use it.

answered Jul 27, 2018 by Priyaj
• 58,060 points
+1 vote
No, you can use while: pass

I used it recently in my project.
answered May 20, 2019 by Lehan
Works like a charm!
+1 vote
you can also do the old fashioned method of while(1==1)

{

#code you want to run

}
answered Jun 10, 2019 by brianno
Hahaha! This is the old fashioned way, we learnt in school days. But works like a charm.

Firstly, python don't support curly braces. Secondly, isn't while(1==1) same as using while Trueas (1==1) will return boolean value True only.

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