Redis Queue (RQ)

Redis Queue (RQ) is a Python task queue implementation that uses Redis to keep track of tasks in the queue that need to be executed.

RQ resources

• The RQ intro post contains information on design decisions and how to use RQ in your projects.

• International Space Station notifications with Python and Redis Queue (RQ) shows how to combine the RQ task queue library with Flask to send text message notifications every time a condition is met - in this blog post's case that the ISS is currently flying over your location on Earth.

• Flask by Example - Implementing a Redis Task Queue explains how to install and use RQ in a Flask application.

• Task Queues and Python RQ provides a good explanation for how to use RQ in a Django project.

• rq-dashboard is an awesome Flask-based dashboard for viewing queues, workers and other critical information when using RQ.

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