mailsys_server/detect_new_folder.py

import os
import time

name_time_list = []
target_dir = '/home/mc365/data/dummy'
while True:
    time.sleep(60)
    root_path = "/home/mc365/data/"
    filenames = os.listdir(root_path)
    for f in filenames:
        w_time = os.path.getctime(root_path + f)
        name_time_list.append((f, w_time))
    sorted_list = sorted(name_time_list, key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
    
    
    recent_file = sorted_list[0]
    tmp_recent = str(root_path) + str(recent_file[0])
    if target_dir != tmp_recent:
        time.sleep(5)
        command = 'docker run --rm --name mail_recorder --gpus '"device=1"' -v /dev:/dev -v /home/mc365/sources:/sources -v /home/mc365/data/'+str(recent_file[0])+':/data/'+str(recent_file[0])+' stereolabs/zed:3.5-gl-devel-cuda11.1-ubuntu18.04 python3 /sources/recorder.py.bak'
        os.system(str(command))        
    target_dir = str(root_path) + str(recent_file[0])