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Watchdog is a Python API library and shell utilities to monitor file system events.

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Calling one method from another within same class in Python

I am very new to python. I was trying to pass value from one method to another within the class. I searched about the issue but i could not get proper solution. Because in my code, "if" is calling class's method "on_any_event" that in return should…
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How to run an function when anything changes in a dir with Python Watchdog?

I'm trying to use watchdog to run a sync script whenever anything changes in a dir (except for one specific file). I simply copied the code from the readme (pasted below), which does what it says; log which file has changed. import sys import…
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Python watchdog windows wait till copy finishes

I am using the Python watchdog module on a Windows 2012 server to monitor new files appearing on a shared drive. When watchdog notices the new file it kicks off a database restore process. However, it seems that watchdog will attempt to restore the…
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Simplest way for PyQT Threading

I have a GUI in PyQt with a function addImage(image_path). Easy to imagine, it is called when a new image should be added into a QListWidget. For the detection of new images in a folder, I use a threading.Thread with watchdog to detect file changes…
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Watchdog getting events thrice in Python 3

I'm creating a program in Python using Watchdog that watches a set of files and takes actions based on changes. I put the exact example from their site in a file: import sys import time import logging from watchdog.observers import Observer from…
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How do I watch a file, not a directory for changes using Python?

The question: How do I watch a file for changes using Python? suggests using watchdog, but I found it was only able to watch a directory, not a file. watchdog-test.py is watchdog's sample script: $ python watchdog-test.py ab_test_res.sh & [1]…
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Python Watchdog process existing files on startup

I have a simple Watchdog and Queue process to monitor files in a directory. Code taken from https://camcairns.github.io/python/2017/09/06/python_watchdog_jobs_queue.html import time from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler from…
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How to fix ‘“ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:” when trying to install watchdog using pip

I am revisiting the python language and experiencing difficulty setting up my environment. I am using - Mac Mojave (10.14) - python 2.7.10 (packaged with the system) - python 3.7.4 (installed using homebrew) - homebrew 2.1.14 - pip 19.2.3 I…
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Python watchdog module duplicate events (edit: was not an watchdog issue)

I am creating a python script that will identify changes to a log file and print some data from the new logs. I use watchdog to create an event handler and everything seems to work fine except from that, I get duplicate events every time I modify…
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flask application with watchdog observer

I am seeking for an example for flask-based web application with watchdog observer. More specifically, I want to use the watchdog observer to detect any changes in pre-defined directories and update a web application based on the changes. I can find…
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Why is Watchdog throwing this OS error?

I am trying to write a daemon to monitor directory changes in Python, and I really could use some help. So far I have tried both inotify and Watchdog. Both packages have thrown massive errors when running their example code on their front pages. Can…
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Python watchdog: How to handle the watched directory being deleted?

I am happily using the watchdog package, specifically PollingObserver, to watch directories for file events. It works great - until the directory I am watching is deleted. What then happens is the code that is polling the directory calls stat() on a…
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Python watchdog on network shares right issues

Im using python 2.7 on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 with watchdog to watch some network shares for file changes. I have to networkshares on the same physical (assumed Linux) host that are connected to two different subfolders. So let's say I connected…
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Using python-watchdog to monitor a folder, but when I rename a file, I haven't been able to find a way to see the new filename

Renaming a file that is being monitored in watchdog produces a on_moved event trigger. The problem I'm having is that there is no way to tell what the file was moved/renamed to (as the on_moved event trigger also happens when a file was renamed). Is…
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Best practice for watching and reliable uploading files in Python?

I'm building a desktop application for Windows in Python 2.7. The primary function of this application is to watch a folder for new files. Whenever a new file appears in this folder the app uploads it to remote server. The process on the remote…
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