Python script as Windows service + on schedule + logging

• Testing on Windows 7, 2008, 2012

Note:
In line: timer = schedule.every(10).seconds, you sets schedule time.
In line: timer.do(test1), where test1 — this your main script(program) to execute schedule task.
In line: _svc_name_ = «mytest-service» — this is your service name.
In line: _svc_display_name_ = «mytest-service» — this is your service display name in Windows service list.

Edit by yourself and save this code to file serv.py:

import win32serviceutil  # https://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20220/pywin32-220.win32-py3.4.exe/download
import win32service
import win32event
import servicemanager
import socket
import time
import logging
import logging.handlers
import schedule  # https://pypi.python.org/pypi/schedule
from mytest import test1

# Managaement of service
# python.exe serv.py install | remove | start | stop | help

# Sets log file path.
log_file ="c:\\output.log";

# Return a logger with the specified name.
mylogger = logging.getLogger("MyLogger")

# Sets the threshold for this logger to lvl. Logging messages which are less severe than lvl will be ignored.
mylogger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

# Sets rotation parameters of disk log files
# https://docs.python.org/3.4/library/logging.handlers.html#rotatingfilehandler
handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(log_file, maxBytes=10485760, backupCount=2)

# Sets format of record in log file
formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(module)-10s - %(levelname)-8s %(message)s', '%d-%m-%Y %H:%M:%S')
handler.setFormatter(formatter)

# Adds the specified handler to logger "MyLogger"
mylogger.addHandler(handler)

class WinService(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
    _svc_name_ = "mytest-service"    # service name
    _svc_display_name_ = "mytest service"    # display service name

    def __init__(self, args):
        win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self, args)
        self.stop_event = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
        socket.setdefaulttimeout(60)
        self.stop_requested = False

    # stop command service
    def SvcStop(self):
        self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
        win32event.SetEvent(self.stop_event)
        mylogger.info("*** STOPPING SERVICE ***\n")
        self.stop_requested = True

    # start command service
    def SvcDoRun(self):
        servicemanager.LogMsg(
            servicemanager.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,
            servicemanager.PYS_SERVICE_STARTED,
            (self._svc_name_, '')
        )
        mylogger.info("*** STARTING SERVICE ***\n")
        # run main process
        self.main()

    # main process
    def main(self):
        mylogger.info("... STARTING SCHEDULE PROCESS ...\n")
        # schedule time for our task(program)
        # For example, I use "test1" procedure from "mytest" own module
        timer = schedule.every(10).seconds
        timer.do(test1)
        # run main loop for schedule process while service runs
        while not self.stop_requested:
            # execute task on schedule
            schedule.run_pending()
            time.sleep(1)
        return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(WinService)

For example, I use simple procedure «test1» from file mytest.py:

import logging

# Return a logger with the specified name.
mylogger = logging.getLogger("MyLogger")

def test1():
    mylogger.info("Run!\n")

Create Windows service which will run procedure «test1». For this you should call command line (CMD) and run this command:

python.exe serv.py install

Next step, start this service:

python.exe serv.py start

— Or start service from Windows service list

After some time try stopping service and see log file:

python.exe serv.py stop

— Or stop service from Windows service list

In log file you can see following info:
19-07-2016 10:34:20 — serv       — INFO     *** STARTING SERVICE ***

19-07-2016 10:34:20 — serv       — INFO     … STARTING SCHEDULE PROCESS …

19-07-2016 10:34:30 — mytest     — INFO     Run!

19-07-2016 10:34:40 — mytest     — INFO     Run!

19-07-2016 10:34:50 — mytest     — INFO     Run!

19-07-2016 10:35:00 — mytest     — INFO     Run!

19-07-2016 10:35:10 — mytest     — INFO     Run!

19-07-2016 10:35:14 — serv       — INFO     *** STOPPING SERVICE ***

P.s.: Have a good day!