""" Context managers, i.e. things you can use with the 'with' statement. """ import fcntl from contextlib import contextmanager from typing import IO, Any, Iterator, Union @contextmanager def flock(lockfile: Union[int, IO[Any]], shared: bool=False) -> Iterator[None]: """Lock a file object using flock(2) for the duration of a 'with' statement. If shared is True, use a LOCK_SH lock, otherwise LOCK_EX.""" fcntl.flock(lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_SH if shared else fcntl.LOCK_EX) try: yield finally: fcntl.flock(lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_UN) @contextmanager def lockfile(filename: str, shared: bool=False) -> Iterator[None]: """Lock a file using flock(2) for the duration of a 'with' statement. If shared is True, use a LOCK_SH lock, otherwise LOCK_EX. The file is given by name and will be created if it does not exist.""" with open(filename, 'w') as lock: with flock(lock, shared=shared): yield