Python - How can I open a file and specify the offset in bytes?

Question

I\'m writing a program that will parse an Apache log file periodically to log it\'s visitors, bandwidth usage, etc..

The problem is, I don\'t want to open the log an

Answer 1

If you're parsing your log line per line, you could juste save line number from the last parsing. You would juste have then to start read it from the good line the next time.

Seeking is more usefull when you have to be in a very specific place in the file.