python run a process on file changes

Jerome Scott answered on October 25, 2022 Popularity 7/10 Helpfulness 5/10

answer python run a process on file changes

python run a process on file changes

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# Requires pip install watchfiles
from watchfiles import run_process


def foobar(a, b, c):
   print('This function is called everytime changes are made to ./path/to/dir directory')


if __name__ == '__main__':
   run_process('./path/to/dir', target=foobar, args=(1, 2, 3))
    
#command line usage of watchfiles    
watchfiles "some command" src

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