watchdog
Python library for monitoring filesystem events and triggering callbacks.
Dev workflow and config PyPI Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
40
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#43 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
21.6M
PyPI, last 7 days, watchdog
GitHub stars
7,420
last push Oct 10, 2026
How watchdog is used
watchdog is a dependency in 40 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #43 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Requests (57.5%), PyYAML (55.0%), Pydantic (52.5%).
Often used with watchdog
| Requests | 57.5% of watchdog projects · 10.8× more than average |
|---|---|
| PyYAML | 55.0% of watchdog projects · 18.1× more than average |
| Pydantic | 52.5% of watchdog projects · 10.3× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 50.0% of watchdog projects · 7.7× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 47.5% of watchdog projects · 11.1× more than average |
| FastAPI | 45.0% of watchdog projects · 10.6× more than average |
| Click | 42.5% of watchdog projects · 24.2× more than average |
| NumPy | 42.5% of watchdog projects · 11.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list watchdog as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install watchdog |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (39), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, bobmatnyc/claude-mpm, pipedude/evi-run, Consiliency/Code-Index-MCP, yesonsys03-web/VibeLign |
Alternatives to watchdog
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |