python - Monitor if file is being requested/read from external application

Asked Feb 22 '12 at 19:14

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How do I watch a file for changes using Python?

I'm trying to work on an idea that requires monitoring files to see if they're being accessed by an application.

For example, lets say I have Photoshop open, and it's trying to access a brush file, I'd like to have a Python script that'll know when the file is being accessed. What would be the best approach to doing something like this? Any help is appreciated, thanks!

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asked Feb 22 '12 at 19:14

user1130601

Is this for a specific operating system? – Feb 22 '12 at 19:18
Windows, at the moment. I can expand in a later time, but Windows for now. – user1130601 Feb 22 '12 at 19:19
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Like [Process Monitor](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645)? – Adam Rosenfield Feb 22 '12 at 19:23
In a sense, yes, but just for a specific directory and application, not the entire system. Unless Process Monitor has that ability and has some form an output method for a Python script to read. – user1130601 Feb 22 '12 at 19:28
No, I'm not looking for monitoring when a file is changed, I'm looking for when it is read. – user1130601 Feb 22 '12 at 19:55

python - Monitor if file is being requested/read from external application

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