Fabian Steiner wrote: > Hello! > > I am currently wondering how to write something like an "event loop". > For example, if I want to write a function that checks whether a file > was added or removed in a directory I would think of a "while 1: ..." > construct that checks the mtime of the directory. Is this the right way > to achieve the exepected result or are there any better ways? > > Cheers, > Fabian
You didn't mention what platform you were working on. Google turns up the following items. These links might be beneficial if it is Windows: http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i/watch_directory_for_changes.html If it is Linux: http://pyinotify.sourceforge.net/ -Larry Bates -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
