Scaffolding for running Python programs as Windows NT Services
from pywinservice import NTService, NTServiceThread, handle_command_line
class MyServiceThread(NTServiceThread):
def run (self):
while self.notifyEvent.isSet():
# do stuff here. be careful not to block, however, as that will
# cause the service to hang when shutting down
continue
class MyService(NTService):
_svc_name_ = 'myservice' # used in "net start/stop"
_svc_display_name_ = "My Service"
_svc_description_ = "This is what My Service does"
_svc_thread_class = MyServiceThread
if __name__ == '__main__':
handle_command_line(MyService)The service can then be installed via the command line with:
python myservice.py --install