def modify(name, **kwargs):

    ret = {'comment': '',
           'changes': {},
           'result': True}

    time_conflict = False
    for item in ['seconds', 'minutes', 'hours', 'days']:
        if item in kwargs and 'when' in kwargs:
            time_conflict = True

        if item in kwargs and 'cron' in kwargs:
            time_conflict = True

    if time_conflict:
        ret['result'] = False
        ret['comment'] = 'Error: Unable to use "seconds", "minutes", "hours", or "days" with "when" option.'
        return ret

    if 'when' in kwargs and 'cron' in kwargs:
        ret['result'] = False
        ret['comment'] = 'Unable to use "when" and "cron" options together.  Ignoring.'
        return ret

    current_schedule = list_(show_all=True, return_yaml=False)

    if name not in current_schedule:
        ret['comment'] = 'Job {0} does not exist in schedule.'.format(name)
        ret['result'] = False
        return ret

    _current = current_schedule[name]
    if '_seconds' in _current:
        _current['seconds'] = _current['_seconds']
        del _current['_seconds']

    _new = build_schedule_item(name, **kwargs)
    if _new == _current:
        ret['comment'] = 'Job {0} in correct state'.format(name)
        return ret

    _current_lines = ['{0}:{1}\n'.format(key, value)
                      for (key, value) in sorted(_current.items())]
    _new_lines = ['{0}:{1}\n'.format(key, value)
                  for (key, value) in sorted(_new.items())]
    _diff = difflib.unified_diff(_current_lines, _new_lines)

    ret['changes']['diff'] = ''.join(_diff)

    if 'test' in kwargs and kwargs['test']:
        ret['comment'] = 'Job: {0} would be modified in schedule.'.format(name)
    else:
        persist = True
        if 'persist' in kwargs:
            persist = kwargs['persist']
        if name in list_(show_all=True, where='opts', return_yaml=False):
            event_data = {'name': name,
                          'schedule': _new,
                          'func': 'modify',
                          'persist': persist}
        elif name in list_(show_all=True, where='pillar', return_yaml=False):
            event_data = {'name': name,
                          'schedule': _new,
                          'where': 'pillar',
                          'func': 'modify',
                          'persist': False}

        out = __salt__['event.fire'](event_data, 'manage_schedule')
        if out:
            ret['comment'] = 'Modified job: {0} in schedule.'.format(name)
        else:
            ret['comment'] = 'Failed to modify job {0} in schedule.'.format(name)
            ret['result'] = False
    return ret
Modify an existing job in the schedule
dataset/ETHPy150Open saltstack/salt/salt/modules/schedule.py/modify