Smart Thermostat Raspberry PI - part delete

smarttherm_part_delete.py

def fdel():
    """
    Deletes old data from local tables at Raspberry PI.
    Runs as a sperate thread.
    """
    while True:
        time.sleep(5)
        try:
            logging.debug("del started")
            fvcurtime = time.time()
            fdvepoch = int(fvcurtime) - 120 #keep sensor values for two minues
            dbd = dbc.cursor()
            dbd.execute("DELETE FROM sensvals WHERE vepoch < %i" % fdvepoch)
            dbd.close()   

        except Exception:
            logging.exception("fdel")