twisted.python.lockfile : API documentation

Function	unique	Undocumented
Function	kill	Undocumented
Function	symlink	Write a file at `filename` with the contents of `value`. See the above comment block as to why this is needed.
Function	readlink	Read the contents of `filename`. See the above comment block as to why this is needed.
Function	rmlink	Undocumented
Class	FilesystemLock	A mutex.
Function	isLocked	Determine if the lock of the given name is held or not.

def unique(): (source)

Undocumented

def kill(pid, signal): (source)

Undocumented

def symlink(value, filename): (source)

Write a file at filename with the contents of value. See the above comment block as to why this is needed.

def readlink(filename): (source)

Read the contents of filename. See the above comment block as to why this is needed.

def rmlink(filename): (source)

Undocumented

def isLocked(name): (source)

Determine if the lock of the given name is held or not.

Parameters	name	The filesystem path to the lock to test (type: `str`)
Returns	True if the lock is held, False otherwise. (type: `bool`)

twisted.python.lockfile module documentation