Show HN: Tinyjobs – Python background jobs and cron on SQLite, optional brokers

Category: infrastructure

Tags: background-jobs, cron, sqlite, python, task-queue

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

tinyjobs is a dependency-free Python background job and cron scheduler backed by SQLite, with optional Redis migration and no broker/daemon required. It handles retries, timeouts, priorities, deduplication, cron misfires, retention pruning, and observability hooks, all coordinated via atomic SQLite UPDATEs so multiple workers can run safely without a leader election. It's a pragmatic simplification of Celery for small-to-medium projects that don't need a message broker.

Target audience: backend devs, python developers, small teams avoiding Redis/RabbitMQ

Repository: https://github.com/Piergiuseppe/tinyjobs · Python · MIT

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