Prevent OS X from going to sleep with Python?

Question

Is there a way to prevent a computer running OS X from going to sleep from within a Python script?

Answer 1

You can use the built-in caffeinate command.

subprocess.Popen('caffeinate')

This is how I use it:

import sys
import subprocess

if 'darwin' in sys.platform:
    print('Running \'caffeinate\' on MacOSX to prevent the system from sleeping')
    subprocess.Popen('caffeinate')