update_most_active.py

import os
import requests

# Update a File if is older than X minutes

def update_old_file(remote_url, local_file, max_expiration_time = 10):
   
    st = os.stat(dir_path + save_as_file)
    mtime = st.st_mtime
    file_age = (time.time() - mtime) / 60

    if file_age > max_expiration_time:
        data = requests.get(remote_url)
        
        with open(local_file, 'wb') as file:
            file.write(data.content)

remote_url = 'https://dummyimage.com/600x400/000/fff'
local_file = 'most_active.json'
max_expiration_time = 10 # in minutes

update_old_file(remote_url, local_file, max_expiration_time)