reading a log file continuously

read_log.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#-*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
# Date:  7/26/17 
# License Type: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 3


import os, sys, time

name = "/var/log/shadowsocks.log"
current = open(name, "r")
curino = os.fstat(current.fileno()).st_ino
print(os.fstat(current.fileno()))
while True:
    while True:
        buf = current.read(1024)
        if buf == "":
            break
        sys.stdout.write(buf)
    try:
        if os.stat(name).st_ino != curino:
            print("curino has been changed@")
            new = open(name, "r")
            current.close()
            current = new
            curino = os.fstat(current.fileno()).st_ino
            continue
    except IOError:
        pass
    time.sleep(1)