diff --git a/clockytracklist.py b/clockytracklist.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+    
+from pathlib import Path
+
+EXTENSIONS=(".mp3",".ogg",".wav",".mpa",".m4a",".flac")
+
+class ClockyTracklist:
+    """read and monitor directory with audio files"""
+    def __init__(self,path=".",recursive=False,verbose=False):
+        """Read (current or supplied) path for all audio files. Add recursive=True to check all subdirectories too"""
+        self.recursive=recursive
+        self.path=path
+        self.__verbose=verbose
+
+        p=Path(self.path)
+        if(not p.is_dir()):
+            print("ERROR: \""+path+"\" is not an directory")
+            exit();
+
+        self.__ReadTrackList()
+        if(self.__verbose):
+            self.ShowTrackList()
+
+
+    def __ReadTrackList(self):
+        """do the actual reading"""
+        self.tracklist=[]
+        self.count=0
+        path=Path(self.path)
+
+        if(self.recursive):
+            selection='**/*'
+        else:
+            selection='*'
+        for entry in path.glob(selection):
+            if entry.suffix in EXTENSIONS:
+                self.tracklist.append(entry.as_posix())
+                self.count+=1
+
+
+    def ShowTrackList(self):
+        """Print the list"""
+        print("Tracklist:")
+        print("  path      = %s" %self.path)
+        print("  recursive = %s" %self.recursive)
+        print("  count     = %d" %self.count)
+        print("  tracks:")
+        for track in self.tracklist:
+            print("    "+track)
+            f=open(track,"r")
+            if(f):
+                f.close()
+
+    def CheckTrackList(self):
+        """Check path for filechanges"""
+        newtracklist=[]
+        newcount=0
+        
+        newpath=Path(self.path)
+        if(self.recursive):
+            selection='**/*'
+        else:
+            selection='*'
+        for newentry in newpath.glob(selection):
+            if newentry.suffix in EXTENSIONS:
+                newtracklist.append(newentry.as_posix())
+                newcount+=1
+        if(newcount != self.count) or (newtracklist != self.tracklist):
+            self.__ReadTrackList()
+            if(self.__verbose):
+                print("Changes in filenames or number of files detected! Re-read tracklist.")
diff --git a/tracktest.py b/tracktest.py
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+++ b/tracktest.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import time
+import clockytracklist
+
+print("-------------------------------------")
+print("-------------------------------------")
+t1=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("mp3",True,True)
+t1.ShowTrackList()
+print("-------------------------------------")
+t2=clockytracklist.ClockyTracklist("C:\data",True,True)
+t2.ShowTrackList()
+
+
+
+t=0
+while True:
+  t+=1
+  t1.CheckTrackList()
+  t2.CheckTrackList()
+  time.sleep(1)
+  
+  if(t>30):
+    break
+  print(t)  
+