ignore directories and pyc files for changes (editors write tmp/swap

files etc., which also affects mtime of directory)

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 1.10
 -------------------------
 
-- ignore dot files for file changes (editors write tmp/swap files etc.)
+- ignore pyc files, dot files and directories for changes (editors write tmp/swap
+  files etc., which also affects mtime of directory)
+
 
 1.9
 -------------------------

testing/test_looponfail.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TestStatRecorder:
 
         (hello + "c").write("hello")
         changed = sd.check()
-        assert changed
+        assert not changed
 
         p = tmp.ensure("new.py")
         changed = sd.check()
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class TestStatRecorder:
         changed = sd.check()
         assert changed
 
+    def test_dirchange(self, tmpdir):
+        tmp = tmpdir
+        hello = tmp.ensure("dir", "hello.py")
+        sd = StatRecorder([tmp])
+        assert not sd.fil(tmp.join("dir"))
+
     def test_filechange_deletion_race(self, tmpdir, monkeypatch):
         tmp = tmpdir
         sd = StatRecorder([tmp])
@@ -67,12 +73,10 @@ class TestStatRecorder:
 
         pycfile = hello + "c"
         pycfile.ensure()
-        changed = sd.check()
-        assert changed
-
         hello.write("world")
         changed = sd.check()
         assert changed
+        assert not pycfile.check()
 
     def test_waitonchange(self, tmpdir, monkeypatch):
         tmp = tmpdir

xdist/looponfail.py

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class StatRecorder:
         self.check() # snapshot state
 
     def fil(self, p):
-        return p.check(dotfile=0)
+        return p.check(file=1, dotfile=0) and p.ext != ".pyc"
     def rec(self, p):
         return p.check(dotfile=0)