I've just released lockfile 0.6. This version supports Python 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 3.0. It also expands the unit tests a bit.
What is lockfile? The lockfile module exports a FileLock class which provides a simple API for locking files. Unlike the Windows msvcrt.locking function, the Unix fcntl.flock, fcntl.lockf 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. Where can I get lockfile? The lockfile module is available from the Python Package Index: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/lockfile Please send feedback, questions and bug reports to me. -- Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://smontanaro.dyndns.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html