Python simple systemd service

main.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from time import sleep
from threading import Thread


def do_the_thing():
    n = 0
    while True:
        if n % 5 == 0:
            print("thing")
        else:
            print("bad thing")
        sleep(1)
        n = n + 1


t = Thread(target=do_the_thing)
t.start()

my-python-project.service

# sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/my-python-project.service

[Unit]
Description=My Python Project
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/opt/my-python-project
SyslogIdentifier=my-python-project
# Force the stdout and stderr streams to be unbuffered
Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
ExecStart=/opt/my-python-project/main.py
# User with pip modules
User=root
Restart=always
RestartSec=20
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target