3 ### Watching files for changes
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28 FWatch(FILE): watch FILE for changes
30 FILE may be a string, file descriptor, or an object with a `fileno' method.
34 def __cinit__(me, file):
36 def __init__(me, file):
39 if isinstance(file, str):
40 fwatch_init(&me.fw, file)
42 fwatch_initfd(&me.fw, _getfd(file))
45 """FW.update() -> RC: nonzero if the file has changed state"""
47 if isinstance(me.file, str):
48 rc = fwatch_update(&me.fw, me.file)
50 rc = fwatch_updatefd(&me.fw, _getfd(me.file))
53 ###----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------