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Pyinotify short examples

File	Description
loop.py	Minimal example, should be read first
daemon.py	Simple example demonstrating how to daemonize pyinotify
chain.py	Show how to chain together several processing methods for the same event
exclude.py and exclude.patterns	Show how to exclude a list of file from being watched
not_quiet.py	Demonstrate how to raise Exceptions on errors instead of remaining silent
stats.py	Simple example for displaying statistics, but it is a pretext of using processing methods, using chaining and callback function on notifier.loop()
stats_threaded.py	Implement the same thing than stats.py but use a separate thread, this demonstrate how to use ThreadedNotifier
transient_file.py and transient_file.sh	Used for watching a transient file

Various external projects using pyinotify

pylesystem

pylesystem is a Python API to the filesystem for offline access to metadata, written by Noah Gift.

openduckbill

openduckbill is a simple backup tool that supports filesystem monitoring and does data backup to local disk, NFS mount or remote ssh server using rsync.

Entertainer

Entertainer is a simple and easy-to-use media center solution for the Gnome and XFce desktop environments.