shell script for watching python file/files for changes

watch.sh

#!/bin/zsh

# Define color variables
RED='\033[0;31m'
GREEN='\033[0;32m'
YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
BLUE='\033[0;34m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color

clear_console=true
output=""
error=""

while true; do
    if [ "$clear_console" = true ]; then
        clear
        echo "${NC}$output"
        echo "${RED}$error"
        clear_console=false
    fi

    inotifywait -e close_write main.py &>/dev/null
    output=$(python main.py 2>&1)
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        error=""
    else
        error="$output"
        output=""
    fi
    clear_console=true
done