Mutex a file?

[Sheila King]

On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:16:19 -0500, "MDK" <mdk at mdk.com> wrote in
comp.lang.python in article <a4j8o4$mpqo$1 at ID-98166.news.dfncis.de>:

> The code that you posted is exactly what I need: simple file locking on a
> Windows machine.

Well, good. Although, if it is WinNT, Win2K or (probably ?) XP, there is
a better way to do it that affords more control and doesn't require the
looping to keep trying to acquire a lock on the file.

Be careful that locks should only be held for a very short time.

Good Luck,

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