Apache Airflow·Apache Airflow essentials

Scheduling

A schedule and start date determine runs.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 4 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Use cron or timedelta.
  • Set catchup deliberately.
  • Use timezones consistently.

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A schedule and start date determine runs.

  • Use cron or timedelta.
  • Set catchup deliberately.
  • Use timezones consistently.
schedule.pyPython
schedule='0 6 * * *'  # daily at 06:00
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