determining file changes in python

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I have a text file being written by another process on a server which I want to watch for changes. Each time a change occurs I'd like to read the new data and send it to client . Any suggestions will be valuable . Using Django,Python

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duplicate :http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182197/how-do-i-watch-a-file-for-changes-using-python — systempuntoout, Jun 16 '10 at 06:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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If you're using a recent Linux you should look into this:

http://trac.dbzteam.org/pyinotify

How do I watch a file for changes? goes into details for win32

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answered Jun 16 '10 at 10:25

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 21 '11 at 13:34

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On Linux a convenient interface for file modification monitoring is Gamin the File Alteration Monitor. Python bindings are provided and they are really easy to use, though they could be documented better (especially the 'magic numbers' returned).

answered Jan 21 '11 at 13:34

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determining file changes in python

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