https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify

Python wrapper for Linux fanotify - monitoring filesystem events
https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify

fanotify file-events file-events-monitoring filemon filemonitor filesystem linux linux-kernel python

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Python wrapper for Linux fanotify - monitoring filesystem events

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify
• Owner: baskiton
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-10-11T02:33:44.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-20T21:01:40.000Z (10 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-01T04:03:45.346Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: fanotify, file-events, file-events-monitoring, filemon, filemonitor, filesystem, linux, linux-kernel, python
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://pyfanotify.readthedocs.io
• Size: 45.9 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pyfanotify

[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pyfanotify?logo=python&logoColor=white)][pypi_proj]

[![PyPI - Downloads](https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/pyfanotify?logo=python&logoColor=white)][pypi_proj]

[![PyPI - License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/pyfanotify?logo=open-source-initiative&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify/blob/main/LICENSE)

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[![docs](https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/pyfanotify?logo=readthedocs&logoColor=white)][documentation]

Python wrapper for Linux fanotify. \

See [fanotify manpage][man_fanotify] for more details.

To detail see the [documentation][documentation]

### IMPORTANT!

`fanotify` requires execution from **ROOT**!

## Requirements

 * Python 3.6+

## Installing

### Using PIP

```sh

$ pip install pyfanotify

```

### From sources

```sh

$ git clone https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify.git

$ cd pyfanotify

$ python setup.py install

```

## Usage

See [examples][examples]

[pypi_proj]: https://pypi.org/project/pyfanotify/

[man_fanotify]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/fanotify.7.html

[examples]: https://github.com/baskiton/pyfanotify/blob/main/examples

[documentation]: https://pyfanotify.readthedocs.io