On 3/6/20, Robin Becker wrote:
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> OK I want to read the (small) file completely. The other process may try to
> re-write the file while I am reading it.
I thought the other process already had the file open for writing, but
apparently you just want to deny anyone the right to open the file
with
Is advisory file locking an option? Such as the "portalocker" module for Python?
You can have your writer process obtain an exclusive lock (and block
until it's obtained), while the readers obtain shared locks for the
duration of their read.
Readers don't block other readers, while writers block
Robin Becker wrote:
On 05/03/2020 16:04, Eryk Sun wrote:
On 3/5/20, Robin Becker wrote:
I want to be able to read a windows file which is being periodically
written
by another process.
I'm having difficulty reconciling this sentence with the subject line.
OK I want to read the (small) fil
On 05/03/2020 16:04, Eryk Sun wrote:
On 3/5/20, Robin Becker wrote:
I want to be able to read a windows file which is being periodically written
by another process.
I'm having difficulty reconciling this sentence with the subject line.
OK I want to read the (small) file completely. The othe
