# gorakhargosh/watchdog

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7,370 stars · 750 forks · Python · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog
- Homepage: http://packages.python.org/watchdog/
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## Description

Python library and shell utilities to monitor filesystem events.

## Tags

### Part of an Awesome List

- [File System Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/file-system-utilities.md) — API and shell tools for monitoring file system events.