Re: check instace already running...

2005-04-10 Thread John Ridley
--- Fabio Pliger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, but how can i retrieve my PID number?And how do i check if the > process > who has written the file is still alive?If there a way to have the > list of > the precesses running? This subject has come up before. The thread starts here: http://mai

Re: check instace already running...

2005-04-10 Thread Fabio Pliger
"Aldric L'Hernault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto nel messaggio news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sidharth Kuruvila a écrit : > > I haven't tested this. There is probably a better way of doing this > > looking at process information. I use a lock file to mark that the > > program is already running. The pr

Re: check instace already running...

2005-04-10 Thread Aldric L'Hernault
Sidharth Kuruvila a écrit : I haven't tested this. There is probably a better way of doing this looking at process information. I use a lock file to mark that the program is already running. The problem is that for an abrupt shutdown the file might not be removed. To enhance your check, just write

Re: check instace already running...

2005-04-09 Thread Sidharth Kuruvila
I haven't tested this. There is probably a better way of doing this looking at process information. I use a lock file to mark that the program is already running. The problem is that for an abrupt shutdown the file might not be removed. import atexit if os.path.exists(lockfile): print "there is