On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmic...@sequans.com> wrote: > Geoff Bache wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I currently find myself needing a Python read-write lock. I note that >> there is none in the standard library, but googling "python read-write >> lock" quickly produced 6 different competing examples, including two >> languishing patch proposals for the standard library. >> >> I can always pick a random one and hope for the best, but I was hoping >> someone here might have a tip for one that has been used and debugged >> and is likely to work. >> >> Regards, >> Geoff Bache >> > > What about > > http://docs.python.org/library/threading.html#lock-objects
Those aren't read-write locks. They are basic locks, which don't distinguish between readers and writers. I need to be able to lock between reader and writer operations, without readers locking each other out. /Geoff -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
