def METHOD_NAME(self, path):
    self.path = path
    if os.path.islink(self.path):
        self.full_path = os.readlink(self.path)
    else:
        self.full_path = self.path
    self.event_handler = self
    self.observer = Observer()
    self.observer.schedule(self.event_handler, self.path, recursive=True)
    self.observer.start()