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Pyinotify is a Python module for monitoring filesystems changes.

Pyinotify is a Python module for monitoring filesystems changes. Pyinotify relies on a Linux Kernel feature (merged in kernel 2.6.13) called inotify. inotify is an event-driven notifier, its notifications are exported from kernel space to user space through three system calls. pyinotify binds these system calls and provides an implementation on top of them offering a generic and abstract way to manipulate those functionalities.

Reference: https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify

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Celery autoreload not working

I am using Celery 3.1.16 broker (running RabbitMQ) and multiple Celery workers with celeryd daemonized through supervisor. Problem is with tasks update. When I update my tasks.py file, celery worker runs old code. Celery launch…
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Premature IN_CLOSE_WRITE notification with pyinotify

I am experiencing the following situation: pyinotify monitors a file for IN_CLOSE_WRITE events I change something in the file and save it the event is triggered I read the file and see that it has no changes Having tinkered with this a little bit,…
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Using pyinotify to watch for file creation, but waiting for it to be completely written to disk

I'm using pyinotify to watch a folder for when files are created in it. And when certain files are created I want to move them. The problem is that as soon as the file is created (obviously), my program tries to move it, even before it's completely…
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Why isn't Pyinotify able to watch a dir?

I would like Pyinotify to watch a templates directory, which has subfolders, but I'm getting this error: DIRECTORY /home/project/templates [Pyinotify ERROR] add_watch: cannot watch /home/project/templates WD=-1 [Pyinotify ERROR] add_watch: cannot…
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how to make pyinotify to run a program on any modification over a file?

I have to watch for any input given to or any changes that made in the present content over a file, upon any modification i need to run a python program which is located in the same folder. I tried my best to understand but i'm not able to get any…
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How to overload modules when using python-asyncio?

I'm using pyinotify to track file changes and try to overload the module where this modified file. But unfortunately, not the module probably is not overloaded, the changes that I am not visible. import sys import asyncio import pyinotify import…
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Why the parameter --auto-reload is not working if the addons path content are links to modules?

Description Normally if you change your python code means, you need to restart the server in order to apply the new changes. If the --auto-reload parameter is enabled means, you don't need to restart the server. It enables auto-reloading of python…
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flask "hello world" can not run in debug model

I followed official document, installed virtualenv and flask, and then python hello.py But there is something wrong： * Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ * Restarting with reloader: inotify events Traceback (most recent call last): File…
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PyInotify: How to put nested watch or watch deeper directories using pyinotify

I am creating a watch on /temp directory. I want to watch this directory for any new directories like /temp/dir1, /temp/dir2, temp/dir3. I want to watch the new directories created looking for a file like "submit" and perform necessary…
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which inotify event signals the completion of a large file operation?

for large files or slow connections, copying files may take some time. using pyinotify, i have been watching for the IN_CREATE event code. but this seems to occur at the start of a file transfer. i need to know when a file is completely copied - it…
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Which process was responsible for an event signalled by inotify?

I am using pyinotify to detect access, changes, etc. on files in a given directory. Is there an easier way to find out which process was responsible for that - without having to patch inotify?
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Suspected thread issue with pyinotify

I have been working with pyinotify and I am having issues with it where after multiple changes to a folder it simply stops receiving notifications. I have a feeling it is something to do with the the fact that two threads are running; namely the…
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How to continuously monitor changes in a file using python

I have to monitor for changes in a file and run relevant logic for any change event. I tried to use pyinotify package but after the first it stops notifying. import pyinotify class ModHandler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent): # evt has useful…
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Pyinotify error when building linux with yocto on mac osx

I'm trying to build a linux with yocto (morty) on my Mac OSX (El Capitan). The source step with source poky/oe-init-build-env buildsucceeded without errors, but when I execute bitbake core-image-baseI get the following error trace: Traceback (most…
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Success unit testing pyinotify?

I'm using pyinotify to mirror files from a source directory to a destination directory. My code seems to be working when I execute it manually, but I'm having trouble getting accurate unit test results. I think the problem boils down to this: I…
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