Cron Job Output

[baytes]

I have cron checking services every 5-10 minutes, and if a service
goes up or down it writes to a file, Im trying to write a script that
will check that file for updates and print the results. this will tie
into a module for phenny where the bot will be able to print the
contents of the updated file to the channel.

Im extremely new to python and any point in the right direction or
tutorials on the subject would be greatly appreicated.