gabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> ok, i ended up with the following code:
>
> def syncLog(filename,text):
> f = os.open(filename,os.O_WRONLY | os.O_APPEND)
> fcntl.flock(f,fcntl.LOCK_EX)
> os.write(f,text)
> #FIXME: what about releasing the lock?
> os.close(f)
>
> it seems to do what i need ( the flock() call waits until he can get
> access).. i just don't know if i have to unlock() the file before i
> close it..
The lock should free when you close the file descriptor. Personally,
I'm a great believer in doing things explicitly rather than
implicitly, and would add the extra fcntl.flock(f, fcntl.LOCK_UN) call
before closing the file.
<mike
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