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A Python script that restarts another Python script when it detects changes in it.
import os, sys, platform
currentFile = ""
while currentFile == "" or currentFile == None:
currentFile = input("What is the file: ")
currentInfo = ""
def check():
global currentFile
global currentInfo
file = open(currentFile, "r")
data = file.read()
if data != currentInfo:
currentInfo = data
return True
else:
return False
file.close()
running = True
while running:
try:
fileHasChanged = check()
if fileHasChanged:
print(currentFile, "has changed")
if platform.system() == "Windows":
os.system("python " + currentFile)
else:
os.system("python3 " + currentFile)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
sys.exit()
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great!

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