Lesson 8: Time Constraint

We have a strict 10-minute window. If our program runs too long, it gets cut off and we lose data!

Session Goals
  • Use datetime and timedelta.
  • Implement a safe shutdown loop.
  • Calculate buffer time (why stop at 9m 30s instead of 10m?).

The 10-Minute Rule

The Astro Pi system kills any process running longer than 10 minutes. We need to save our result.txt and close files before that happens.

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