python signal when a variable change?

Question

I have a script which calculates a variable every second (my program read an output of script bash and interprete the datas every second). Is a way exist to detect if this var changes?

Here is a part of my code, the text is ffmpeg or avconv output, read from a vte terminal:

#Terminal
def terminal(self):
        self.v = vte.Terminal()
        self.v.connect ("child-exited", lambda term: self.verif(self, my_class))
        self.v.connect('contents-changed', self.term_output)
        [...]    
def term_output(self, my_class, donnees=None):
        text = str(self.v.get_text(lambda *a: True).rstrip())
        [...] # decode the text
        print "time", self.time
        print "duration", self.duration

The return in the vte terminal (avconv output):

Duration: 00:00:23.00, start: 0.100511, bitrate: 0 kb/s
Output #0, matroska, to '/media/guillaume/XT/Telechargements/uzz/la_qualite_de_l_air_1000019643.mkv':
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
frame=  589 fps=115 q=-1.0 Lsize=    2191kB time=00:00:23.79 bitrate= 754.3kbits/s
FIN DU TRAITEMENT
Votre Fichier Final Est:
/media/guillaume/XT/Telechargements/uzz/la_qualite_de_l_air_1000019643.mkv

Example of output (it's time and duration from vte output):

time 5.1
duration 23.0
time 6.1
duration 23.0
time 9.1
duration 23.0
time 14.1
duration 23.0
time 14.1
duration 23.0
time 16.1
duration 23.0
time 18.1
duration 23.0
time 19.1
duration 23.0
time 21.1
duration 23.0
time 23.1
duration 23.0
time 23.1
duration 23.0
time 23.1
duration 23.0
time 23.1
duration 23.0
time 23.1
duration 3960.0 # detect this change? (correspond to a second output of avconv)
time 1.1
duration 3960.0
time 7.1
duration 3960.0
time 10.1
duration 3960.0
time 20.1
duration 3960.0
time 20.1
duration 3960.0 

Answer 1

Add a flag variable (global or local depending upon the required scope).

Assign the value to flag in the beginning / first loop.

Compare the value of this flag against the variable and if it changes, (either a signal or a print whatever you need).

time_val = 'init';

def term_output(self, my_class, donnees=None):
    text = str(self.v.get_text(lambda *a: True).rstrip())
    [...] # decode the text
    if (time_val == 'init'):
        time_val = self.time
    if self.time != time_val:
        print "The value of time has changed from " + str(time_val) + " to " + str(self.time)
    print self.time