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@@ -1593,6 +1593,10 @@ class ExcludeFilter:
^/etc/rc.*
^/etc/hostname
+ Note: it is not possible to exclude a file if its encapsulating
+ directory is itself watched. See this issue for more details
+ https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify/issues/31
+
@param arg_lst: is either a list of patterns or a filename from which
patterns will be loaded.
@type arg_lst: list of str or str