inotify-simple

import os import time from inotify_simple import INotify, flags # Create a temporary directory to watch watch_dir = '/tmp/inotify_test_simple' os.makedirs(watch_dir, exist_ok=True) inotify = INotify() # Add a watch for create, delete, and modify events # flags.CLOSE_WRITE is often useful for 'file saved' events watch_flags = flags.CREATE | flags.DELETE | flags.MODIFY | flags.CLOSE_WRITE wd = inotify.add_watch(watch_dir, watch_flags) print(f"Watching directory: {watch_dir} (watch descriptor: {wd})") print("Create, modify, or delete files in this directory. Press Ctrl+C to exit.") try: while True: # Read events with a timeout (e.g., 1000 ms = 1 second) # Events are returned as a list of namedtuple objects events = inotify.read(timeout=1000) if not events: # print("No events in the last second.") # Uncomment for verbose output continue for event in events: print(f"Event: wd={event.wd}, mask={event.mask} ({flags.from_mask(event.mask)}), cookie={event.cookie}, name='{event.name}'") # Example: react to a file creation if flags.CREATE in flags.from_mask(event.mask): print(f" New file/directory created: {os.path.join(watch_dir, event.name)}") if flags.DELETE in flags.from_mask(event.mask): print(f" File/directory deleted: {os.path.join(watch_dir, event.name)}") if flags.CLOSE_WRITE in flags.from_mask(event.mask): print(f" File written and closed: {os.path.join(watch_dir, event.name)}") except KeyboardInterrupt: print("Monitoring stopped.") finally: inotify.rm_watch(wd) inotify.close() # Clean up the temporary directory # os.rmdir(watch_dir) # Only if empty print(f"Removed watch for {watch_dir} and closed inotify instance.")