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What is the meaning of "is_synthetic" in watchdog?

I was working with Python's watchdog and I came across is_synthetic and I didn't find any decent explanation of it. What is its purpose?

Solution

  • Synthetic events: They are actions generated by the observer, which may well be stopping, pausing or resuming the observation of the directory.

    Not Synthetic Events: These are the actual changes to the file system, such as deleting, modifying, or creating a file.

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    The purpose of these synthetic events is to give you information about the observer's actions. It allows you to have additional relevant information.

    I hope with this you can understand better :)