Simple PID based locking for cronjobs, UNIX scripts or python programs
Project description
pidlock
Simple PID based locking for cronjobs, UNIX scripts or python programs
Requirement:
- requires python (>2 or 3)
Usage:
- Install with pip
sudo pip install -U pidlock
- Use it from inside python script
import time
from pidlock import PIDLock
locker = PIDLock()
with locker.lock('sleepy_script'):
time.sleep(10)
- Use it as commandline/cron job
# To display help menu
pidlock -h # Or pidlock --help
# Example usage
pidlock -n sleepy_script -c 'sleep 10'
# Same as
pidlock --name sleepy_script --command 'sleep 10'
Customization:
- You can pass PID file location and verbosity as arguments
# Python Usage
locker = PIDLock(lockdir='~/.pidlock', verbose=True)
# Commandline usage
pidlock -n sleepy_script -c 'sleep 10' -l ~/.pidlock -v
# Same as
pidlock --name sleepy_script --command 'sleep 10' --lockdir ~/.pidlock --verbose
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