[Python-Dev] flock in Python 3

[Jakub QB Dorňák]

You are right, it should be https://pypi.python.org/pypi/flock

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Peterson" <benjamin at python.org>
To: "Jakub QB Dorňák" <jdornak at redhat.com>, "Python Dev" <python-dev at python.org>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 6:38:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] flock in Python 3

On Fri, Apr 11, 2014, at 5:58, Jakub QB Dorňák wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> writing a threaded application I've been surprised that there is no
> object api for fcntl.flock implementing __enter__() and __exit__()
> methods to be used with 'with' statement.
> I have written one (https://pypi.python.org/pypi), but I wonder whether
> this could get into the Python Standard Library.

That link PyPi link is broken.

I think it would be nicer to have a high-level API for cross-platform
file locking. IIRC, flock can be rather non-portable.