SocketMutex
SocketMutex python3 module for realize locking mechanism using sockets
Requirements
- socket (build-in)
- sys (build-in)
Details
Preparations
Install Mutex using pip:
$ pip install [--user] socketmutex
Usage
Import module:
from SocketMutex import Mutex
Example 1
# import module
import os # just to determine script name
from SocketMutex import Mutex
# create killer
mutex = Mutex(f"{os.path.basename(__file__)}") # using script name as market for mutex for python 3.6 or above
mutex = Mutex('{}'.format(os.path.basename(__file__))) # using script name as market for mutex for python 3.5 and older
# try to set lock and continue, otherwise do something else
if mutex.set_lock():
# do stuff
else:
# do another stuff
# try to release lock and continue, otherwise do something else
if mutex.release_lock():
# do stuff
else:
# do another stuff