title: Monitoring a log file using python
body: <p>I need to monitor a service which is installed on multiple servers. if the service is running it modifies the log files every 5 minutes but if its down then there is no change in log file.I need to know if its possible to implement a script in python which monitors the log  file and triggers an email or event in case there is no change in log file for more than 10 minutes.
  I'm new to python and still in learning phase.</p>