from datetime import datetime import django_rq from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand from django_rq.management.commands import rqscheduler from servo.tasks import check_mail scheduler = django_rq.get_scheduler('default') class Command(rqscheduler.Command): help = "Start task scheduler" def handle(self, *args, **kwargs): for job in scheduler.get_jobs(): job.delete() scheduler.schedule( scheduled_time=datetime.utcnow(), # Time for first execution, in UTC timezone func=check_mail, # Function to be queued interval=300, # Time before the function is called again, in seconds ) super(Command, self).handle(*args, **kwargs)