--- pyinotify_.py	2009-03-05 17:20:23.000000000 +0530
+++ /tmp/pyinotify_.py	2009-04-21 17:55:08.000000000 +0530
@@ -37,17 +37,27 @@
             import pyinotify
         except ImportError:
             raise MissingDependency('pyinotify')
-
+        
+        ver = pyinotify.__version__
         self.pyinotify = pyinotify
-        self.event_mask = (
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_DELETE |
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_CREATE |
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MOVED_FROM |
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MOVED_TO |
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MODIFY |
-          pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_ATTRIB
-        )
-
+        if ver < "0.8.6":
+            self.event_mask = (
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_DELETE |
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_CREATE |
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MOVED_FROM |
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MOVED_TO |
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_MODIFY |
+                    pyinotify.EventsCodes.IN_ATTRIB
+                    )
+        else:
+            self.event_mask = (
+                    pyinotify.IN_DELETE |
+                    pyinotify.IN_CREATE |
+                    pyinotify.IN_MOVED_FROM |
+                    pyinotify.IN_MOVED_TO |
+                    pyinotify.IN_MODIFY |
+                    pyinotify.IN_ATTRIB
+                    )
         self.lock = RLock()
 
     def start(self, debug = False):