On Dec 1, 3:09 pm, Ouray Viney <ovi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Problem: > ========= > I want to read a ASCII text file that can have data appended to it. > > Example scenario: As the python script is running a user/application > adds new entries to the end of the test case file, example, adds the > following to the file.
> > Question: > ========= > What is the best way to handle this type of scenario using python? There was a thread regarding 'imitating "tail -f"' recently that you might find useful. The best approach IMO is this one: http://www.dabeaz.com/generators/follow.py ~Sean -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list