Module to allow for reading lines from a continuously-growing file (such as a system log). Handles log files that get rotated/trucated out from under us. Inspired by the Perl File::Tail module.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Developers

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Log Analysis Software, Python Logging Software

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2006-05-13