Tail.py - Python file tailer

tail.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
""" !- Tail.py - Python file tailer ~ By: Willy Fox - @BlackVikingPro -! """

import curses, sys
import time, argparse

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Tail.py - Python file tailer ~ By: Willy Fox - @BlackVikingPro')

options = parser.add_argument_group('File Options')

options.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='File to tail', required=True)
options.add_argument('-c', '--count', type=int, help='Read last X lines from the file', required=True)


args = parser.parse_args()

def get_file_contents(file):
	with open(file, 'r') as deffile: # defined file
		contents = []
		for line in deffile:
			contents.append(line.strip("\n"))
			pass
		pass
	return contents
	pass

if __name__ == '__main__':
	stdscr = curses.initscr()
	curses.noecho()
	curses.cbreak()

	try:
		while True:

			for pos, line in enumerate(get_file_contents(args.file)[-args.count:]):
				stdscr.addstr(pos, 0, line)
				stdscr.refresh()
				pass
			time.sleep(.5)
			pass
		pass
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
		print ""
		pass
	finally:
		curses.echo()
		curses.nocbreak()
		curses.endwin()
		pass