"Diez B. Roggisch" <de...@nospam.web.de> writes: > Not only exists, he should also use the OS' locking mechanisms. The > file could otherwise be stale. > > We use this:
Have you tried collaborating with the ‘lockfile’ library developer to converge these solutions? As I understand it, the ‘lockfile’ library is meant to provide a common API across platforms; but that doesn't prevent it from taking advantage of OS-specific locking implementation. -- \ “I do not believe in forgiveness as it is preached by the | `\ church. We do not need the forgiveness of God, but of each | _o__) other and of ourselves.” —Robert G. Ingersoll | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
