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2012/9/22 Laurent Bercot <ska-supervision@skarnet.org>:
>> You haven't missed anything, well, it's more like "tail --follow=name
>> <file>' but instead of piping the output of tail into another program for
>> processing, this just does all the work in python.  Not only was it fun to
>> write, but I like the fact that I don't need to chain more programs
>> together.
>
>  So, instead of a relatively small processor, you fire up a big, powerful
> and oversized-for-your-needs Python interpreter. ;)

In this case, since further processing needs to be done with Python,
there is actually less being loaded in to memory overall.

The argument for tail is more aesthetic and maintenance oriented
(at least for me). Since I'm "doing a tail" might as well just use tail.
I happen to personally enjoy, also, programming with processes and
pipes as a way of breaking down my problems.

--
Jason Dusek
pgp // solidsnack // C1EBC57DC55144F35460C8DF1FD4C6C1FED18A2B