import sys
import time
import logging, os
from watchdog.observers import Observer
from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler
class Watcher:
DirectoryToWatch = 'C:\\Users\\dbeiler\\Documents\\Visual Studio 2015\\Projects\\New folder\\'
def __init__(self):
self.observer = Observer()
def run(self):
event_handler = Handler()
self.observer.schedule(event_handler, self.DirectoryToWatch, recursive=True)
self.observer.start()
try:
while True:
time.sleep(5)
except:
self.observer.stop()
print ("Error")
self.observer.join()
class Handler(FileSystemEventHandler):
@staticmethod
def on_any_event(event):
if event.is_directory:
return None
elif event.event_type == 'modified':
# Take any action here when a file is first created.
os.system('python writetodata.py')
sys.exit
time.sleep(5)
if __name__ == '__main__':
w = Watcher()
w.run()
The application works when i copy a file to the location, it will execute my script, however the script keeps cycling, i would like it to stop and wait for another file once its already been written, not sure what im missing
I moved one of my directory folders, and now its writing to my output excel file twice, i assume its because 1.) its being opened, and 2.) its saving.
