pyinotify

Linux filesystem events monitoring


License
MIT
Install
pip install pyinotify==0.9.2

Documentation

Pyinotify

Dependencies

  • Linux ≥ 2.6.13
  • Python ≥ 2.4 (including Python 3.x)

Install

Get the current stable version from PyPI and install it with pip

# To install pip follow http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html
$ sudo pip install pyinotify

Or install Pyinotify directly from source

# Choose your Python interpreter: either python, python2.7, python3.2,..
# Replacing XXX accordingly, type:
$ sudo pythonXXX setup.py install

Watch a directory

Install pyinotify and run this command from a shell:

$ python -m pyinotify -v /my-dir-to-watch