def get_mask_description(self):
        '''
        Return an ASCII string describing the mask field in terms of
        bitwise-or'd IN_* constants, or 0.  The result is valid Python code
        that could be eval'd to get the value of the mask field.  In other
        words, for a given event:

        >>> from inotifyx import *
        >>> assert (event.mask == eval(event.get_mask_description()))
        '''

        parts = []
        for name, value in list(constants.items()):
            if self.mask & value:
                parts.append(name)
        if parts:
            return '|'.join(parts)
        return '0'
Return an ASCII string describing the mask field in terms of
        bitwise-or'd IN_* constants, or 0.  The result is valid Python code
        that could be eval'd to get the value of the mask field.  In other
        words, for a given event:

        >>> from inotifyx import *
        >>> assert (event.mask == eval(event.get_mask_description()))