Glossary term
What is Scheduler?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Scheduler" means: A part of your computer that starts programs at set times, such as Task Scheduler on Windows or cron on macOS and Linux. It is taught in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work. Related terms include Exit code, Launcher, traceback and Log.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Scheduler?
A part of your computer that starts programs at set times, such as Task Scheduler on Windows or cron on macOS and Linux.
Where is Scheduler taught?
Scheduler is defined in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work.
Which lessons cover Scheduler?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 6.3: Run It on a Schedule
Which terms are related to Scheduler?
Next to Scheduler in the course glossaries: Exit code, Launcher, traceback, Log and robots.txt.
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Scheduler?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work: Basic Python: variables, if statements, for loops, lists, dictionaries, f-strings and small functions. Lesson 3 of module 1 has a five-minute check.