python job queue library for desktop

Question

I want to develop a PyQt contacts list desktop application and i wanted some jobs to be performed from time to time when some event happens.For instance,i want when i hit the contact button,a job of sending an emial is added to the queue and is done after 5 minutes.

I have seen some job queuing solutions and they require redis or some other kind of a broker.I want my app to be simple and so bundling servers such as redis is not something i would like.

Is there a simple job queue that i can use to perform the simple jobs i plan on having in my app without requiring huge service brokers?.

Answer 1

The first thing that comes to my mind is Quartz framework - it's a scheduler, originates in Java (I think). So I looked for it and found another question here at stackoverflow: An enterprise scheduler for python (like quartz), and it looks like a good match.

Answer 2

For schedule task,

• for *nux , use crontab

• for win, use windows schedule task or use simply "at" command

For message queue,

• for win, you can use message queue windows message queue

• pika (rabbitmq client), rabbitmq server

• pymq

• redis server, redis py client (redis provide simple queue server, which support subscribe and publish)