Seeing multiple events with Python watchdog library when folders are created
The Python Watchdog library is a powerful tool for monitoring file and directory events in real-time, such as when files are created, modified, or deleted. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to use Watchdog to monitor multiple events specifically when new folders are created. We'll cover the installation, basic usage, and provide example code to help you get started.
Before we get started, make sure you have Python installed on your system. You will also need to install the Watchdog library if you haven't already. You can do this using pip:
The Watchdog library provides an easy-to-use API for monitoring file system events. It can be used to watch directories for changes and respond to various events such as file creation, modification, and deletion.
For this tutorial, we will focus on monitoring folder creation events.
In this example, we'll create a Python script that monitors a specific directory for new folder creations and prints out the names of the newly created folders.
Replace "/path/to/your/directory" with the path to the directory you want to monitor.
Here's what this code does:
Now, when you run this script, it will continuously monitor the specified directory and print messages whenever a new folder is created within it.
In this tutorial, you've learned how to use the Python Watchdog library to monitor folder creation events within a directory. You can extend this knowledge to handle other file system events, such as file creation, modification, or deletion, by creating custom event handlers for those events. Watchdog is a valuable tool for building file and directory monitoring applications, automated file processing, and much more.
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