How can I schedule tasks in Django using Celery?

How can I schedule tasks in Django using Celery?

You can schedule tasks in Django using Celery by defining periodic tasks in your Celery configuration. You typically use the Celery beat scheduler for this.

What do I need to install to get started with Celery?

You need to install Celery and a message broker like RabbitMQ or Redis. You can install Celery using pip: pip install celery.

Can you give me an example of a periodic task?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

from celery import shared_task

@shared_task
def my_periodic_task():
    print('This task runs periodically!')

You can then schedule it in your Celery beat schedule.

How do I configure the Celery beat schedule?

You can configure the Celery beat schedule in your Django settings like this:

from celery.schedules import crontab

CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {
    'run-my-task-every-minute': {
        'task': 'myapp.tasks.my_periodic_task',
        'schedule': crontab(),  # every minute
    },
}