On 18/06/07, Wildemar Wildenburger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robin Becker wrote: > > I wish to prevent a python script from running twice; it's an hourly job, > > but > > can take too long. > > > > [snip] > > but it occurs to me that I might be killed with prejudice during the long > > running work(). Is there a smart way to avoid running simultaneously. > > > > Well I can think of a dumb way: create a temporary file during the > transaction and have your script check for that before running its main > body.
> > I think thats the most hassle free way of doing it. If the script finishes abnormally, the file will still exist and future execution of the script will fail. :) -- Tim Williams -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
