Mirror new files in a directory to another machine

mirrordir.py

# usage: python mirrordir.py ./directory myuser@host:/path
import sys, pyinotify, subprocess

class Handler(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
    def process_IN_CLOSE_WRITE(self, event):
        subprocess.call(("scp", event.pathname, sys.argv[2]))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
    notifier = pyinotify.Notifier(wm, default_proc_fun=Handler())
    wm.add_watch(sys.argv[1], pyinotify.IN_CLOSE_WRITE, rec=True, auto_add=True)
    notifier.loop()