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asyncinotify_basic_directory_file_event_monitoring.py

python

A basic script that asynchronously monitors the current directory for file

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asyncinotify_basic_directory_file_event_monitoring.py
1import asyncio
2from asyncinotify import Inotify, Mask
3
4async def main():
5    # Context manager to open the inotify instance
6    with Inotify() as inotify:
7        # Add a watch on the current directory
8        inotify.add_watch('.', Mask.ALL_EVENTS)
9
10        # Iterate over events as they come in
11        async for event in inotify:
12            print(event)
13
14if __name__ == "__main__":
15    asyncio.run(main())