Schedule a Python script via batch on windows (using Anaconda)

Question

I have a script that i run every day and want to make a schedule for it, i have already tried a batch file with:

start C:\Users\name\Miniconda3\python.exe C:\script.py

And im able to run some basic python commands in it, the problem is that my actual script uses some libraries that were installed with Anaconda, and im unable to use them in the script since Anaconda will not load.

Im working on windows and can't find a way to start Anaconda and run my script there automatically every day.

Answer 1

I would be a bit careful in calling python directly through environment as one never knows if the internals for activate function has changed.

I'm just using basic bat-script to help me out.

SET log_file=%cd%\logfile.txt call C:\Anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat cd \script_directory python script.py arg1 arg2 > %log_file% 

This script saves the log-file wherever the bat is run from, calls the right environment through activate (in this case the standard) and directs all the stdout into log-file for further investigation.

Then just point your Windows Task Scheduler to the script and set the home directory where you want the log-file to appear.