Is there an AWS solution of an alarm system for failed python scripts?

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I need an system that could check if many python scripts have run comletely.

The scripts would scrape data and output it to a corresponding xml file.

If the script fails there might be no xml file or error messages in the logs files. PHP files run the python scripts.

Is there a simple solution using an AWS service that would trigger alarms when a python script is not functioning fully?

neau · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-18 11:11:45Z

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You can schedule cron job to attain that.

answered Aug 18, 2015 at 11:11

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How could I check with python if there is an xml file called xxx in a certain folder?

300D7309EF17 · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-19 02:00:27Z

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If you modify (or wrap) your scripts to send a metric to CloudWatch on success, you can then configure an alert for insufficient data.

answered Aug 19, 2015 at 2:00

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Is there a similar open source alternative to CloudWatch?

You asked for an AWS solution.