single process instance

[Peter Hansen]

Joe Wong (Mango) wrote:
>  Is there any library / function that I can put in my process to make 
> sure he is the one and only one instance running in the box?

Previous responses can be found via Google, e.g. with
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=group%3Acomp.lang.python.*+single+process+instance

In short, there is not a single function that does this, but depending
on your needs there are a variety of approaches possible.

-Peter