[Tkinter-discuss] non-GUI event detection in Tkinter mainloop()

[Igor Novikov]

Yes, you are right. Solution without Tkinter usage is also possible. File
watcher can be created
on pure Python implementation:

http://www.amk.ca/python/simple/dirwatch.html

Sorry I forgot this issue because this thread is a [Tkinter-discuss] :)

Regards,

Igor Novikov
sK1 Project
http://sk1project.org

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 7:33 PM, Cameron Laird <Cameron at phaseit.net> wrote:

> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 12:25:08PM +0300, Igor Novikov wrote:
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> > File system events are not a part of tk library so Tkinter doesn't
> process
> > such events.
> > Nevertheless native _tkinter library contains two file event related
> > procedures - createfilehandler() and deletefilehandler()
> > So you can try finding samples how to use these functions. For example:
> >
> > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/1999-May/001838.html
> >
> > Also you can try resolving this issue using "fileevent" tcl command:
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> > http://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.5/TclCmd/fileevent.htm
> >
> > But this way supposes tcl programming.
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> There are arguably easier ways.  It might be the weekend before I
> can explain.  My summary:  Mr. O'Gorman can try Mr. Novikov's sug-
> gestions, OR wait for the possibility of a more completed approach.
>
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