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diff --git a/scripts/external_libs/lockfile-0.10.2/README b/scripts/external_libs/lockfile-0.10.2/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5f7acbc4 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/external_libs/lockfile-0.10.2/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +The lockfile package exports a LockFile class which provides a simple API for +locking files. Unlike the Windows msvcrt.locking function, the fcntl.lockf +and flock functions, and the deprecated posixfile module, the API is +identical across both Unix (including Linux and Mac) and Windows platforms. +The lock mechanism relies on the atomic nature of the link (on Unix) and +mkdir (on Windows) system calls. An implementation based on SQLite is also +provided, more as a demonstration of the possibilities it provides than as +production-quality code. + +Note: In version 0.9 the API changed in two significant ways: + + * It changed from a module defining several classes to a package containing + several modules, each defining a single class. + + * Where classes had been named SomethingFileLock before the last two words + have been reversed, so that class is now SomethingLockFile. + +The previous module-level definitions of LinkFileLock, MkdirFileLock and +SQLiteFileLock will be retained until the 1.0 release. + +Available on GitHub from: + + git://github.com/smontanaro/pylockfile.git + +To install: + + python setup.py install |