Added support for scheduling callables by textual references

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+"""
+Basic example showing how to schedule a callable using a textual
+reference.
+"""
+
+from apscheduler.scheduler import Scheduler
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    scheduler = Scheduler(standalone=True)
+    scheduler.add_interval_job('sys:stdout.write', args=['tick\n'], seconds=3)
+    print('Press Ctrl+C to exit')
+    try:
+        scheduler.start()
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+        pass