How do you run a Python script as a service in Windows
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running a python script as a service in windows allows you to have your script run automatically in the background, even when no user is logged in. this can be useful for tasks like running server applications, scheduled tasks, or background processes. in this tutorial, we'll go through the steps to create a python script that runs as a windows service.
here are the steps we'll cover:
let's get started!
to create a windows service in python, you'll need the pywin32 library, which provides access to the windows api. you can install it using pip:
create the python script that you want to run as a service. for this example, let's create a simple script called my_service.py that prints a message every few seconds:
make sure you have pywin32 installed, as mentioned in step 1.
to run your python script as a service, you need to create a service wrapper that will execute your script. here's an example service wrapper:
in this wrapper, replace my_service with the name of your python script, and adjust the svc_name and svc_display_name as needed.
open a command prompt with administrator privileges and navigate to the directory containing your service wrapper (my_service_wrapper.py). run the following command to install the service:
start the service with the following command:
you can also stop the service:
and check its status:
to uninstall the service, use the following command:
that's it! you've successfully created and installed a python script as a windows service. your script will now run as a service, even after system reboots, and you can manage it using the commands provided above.
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