save modified date and check weather it changed or not at each interval, u have to run a thread or cron for that. On 10/9/10, Tom varghese <tomkonikkara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Maybe, you are looking for this: >> http://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify >> > Thanks. That program is a full fledged one. I just want a few lines of code > that checks the file modified or not. I aim for a sampling technique ( > checking whether file is modified or not in each second or something) > instead of interrupt (I think it will reduce the code complexity). Expecting > reply. > -- > Be free, feel freedom... > http://opentechlab.blogspot.com >