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The lockfile package exports a LockFile class which provides a simple API for
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locking files. Unlike the Windows msvcrt.locking function, the fcntl.lockf
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and flock functions, and the deprecated posixfile module, the API is
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identical across both Unix (including Linux and Mac) and Windows platforms.
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The lock mechanism relies on the atomic nature of the link (on Unix) and
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mkdir (on Windows) system calls. An implementation based on SQLite is also
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provided, more as a demonstration of the possibilities it provides than as
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production-quality code.
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