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An example Windows service implemented with pywin32 wrappers. #python #windows-service #pywin32
import win32serviceutil
import win32service
import win32event
import servicemanager
import socket
import time
import logging
logging.basicConfig(
filename = 'c:\\Temp\\hello-service.log',
level = logging.DEBUG,
format = '[helloworld-service] %(levelname)-7.7s %(message)s'
)
class HelloWorldSvc (win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
_svc_name_ = "HelloWorld-Service"
_svc_display_name_ = "HelloWorld Service"
def __init__(self,args):
win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self,args)
self.stop_event = win32event.CreateEvent(None,0,0,None)
socket.setdefaulttimeout(60)
self.stop_requested = False
def SvcStop(self):
self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
win32event.SetEvent(self.stop_event)
logging.info('Stopping service ...')
self.stop_requested = True
def SvcDoRun(self):
servicemanager.LogMsg(
servicemanager.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,
servicemanager.PYS_SERVICE_STARTED,
(self._svc_name_,'')
)
self.main()
def main(self):
logging.info(' ** Hello PyWin32 World ** ')
# Simulate a main loop
for i in range(0,50):
if self.stop_requested:
logging.info('A stop signal was received: Breaking main loop ...')
break
time.sleep(5)
logging.info("Hello at %s" % time.ctime())
return
if __name__ == '__main__':
win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(HelloWorldSvc)
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