Attempting auto-shutdown for Paperspace Gradient

gradient_autoshutdown.ipynb

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    "Adapting this auto-shutdown tutorial to work with Gradient Notebooks, which don't provide ssh access: https://paperspace.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002807447"
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    "# Update apt-get and install xprintidle. \n",
    "# Pass \"-y\" argument to say Yes at the prompts, otherwise notebook will freeze.\n",
    "!apt-get -y update\n",
    "!apt-get -y install xprintidle"
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    "# Download shutdown script files and extract to root.\n",
    "# Gradient notebooks run as root, so there's no need to sudo.\n",
    "!curl https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps.public.resources/tools/idle_shutdown.tgz | tar -xzv -C /"
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    "# Update idle time\n",
    "# !echo \"IDLE_TIME=1\" > /etc/default/idle_shutdown\n",
    "!cat /etc/default/idle_shutdown"
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    "# This doesn't work\n",
    "!bash /usr/local/bin/idle_shutdown.sh"
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    "# This doesn't work\n",
    "import subprocess\n",
    "subprocess.call(['/usr/local/bin/idle_shutdown.sh'], cwd=\"/\")"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": null,
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   "outputs": [],
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    "# This doesn't work either \n",
    "import os\n",
    "import sys\n",
    "os.system(\"bash /usr/local/bin/idle_shutdown.sh\")"
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