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Python snippet for monitoring where files were opened
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from __future__ import print_function
import traceback
import atexit
import textwrap
import io
try:
import __builtin__ as builtins
except ImportError:
import builtins
class FileMonitor(object):
"""
Collect stacktraces of where files are opened, and prints them out before the
program exits.
- Has partial support for python3
Example
-------
# BEGIN monitor.py
from filemonitor import FileMonitor
FileMonitor().patch()
f = open('/bin/ls')
# END monitor.py
$ python monitor.py
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
path = /bin/ls
> File "monitor.py", line 3, in <module>
> f = open('/bin/ls')
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Acknowledgements
----------------
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2023608/check-what-files-are-open-in-python
Solution modified from http://stackoverflow.com/a/2023709. Authored by Claudiu
"""
def __init__(self, print_only_open=True):
self.openfiles = []
self.oldopen = builtins.open
self.oldfile = getattr(builtins, 'file', io.FileIO)
self.do_print_only_open = print_only_open
self.in_use = False
class File(self.oldfile):
def __init__(this, *args, **kwargs):
path = args[0]
self.oldfile.__init__(this, *args, **kwargs)
if self.in_use:
return
self.in_use = True
self.openfiles.append((this, path, this._stack_trace()))
self.in_use = False
def close(this):
self.oldfile.close(this)
def _stack_trace(this):
try:
raise RuntimeError()
except RuntimeError as e:
stack = traceback.extract_stack()[:-2]
return traceback.format_list(stack)
self.File = File
def patch(self):
builtins.open = self.File
try:
builtins.file = self.File
except AttributeError:
pass
atexit.register(self.exit_handler)
def unpatch(self):
builtins.open = self.oldopen
try:
builtins.file = self.oldfile
except AttributeError:
pass
def exit_handler(self):
indent = ' > '
terminal_width = 80
for file, path, trace in self.openfiles:
if file.closed and self.do_print_only_open:
continue
print("-" * terminal_width)
print(" {} = {}".format('path', path))
lines = ''.join(trace).splitlines()
_updated_lines = []
for l in lines:
ul = textwrap.fill(l,
initial_indent=indent,
subsequent_indent=indent,
width=terminal_width)
_updated_lines.append(ul)
lines = _updated_lines
print('\n'.join(lines))
print("-" * terminal_width)
print()
if __name__ == '__main__':
FileMonitor().patch()
open('/bin/ls')
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gvwilson commented Apr 8, 2022

thanks - reading...

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