OS independent way to check if a python app is running?

[Ben Finney]

"Diez B. Roggisch" <deets at nospam.web.de> writes:

> Not only exists, he should also use the OS' locking mechanisms. The
> file could otherwise be stale.
>
> We use this:

Have you tried collaborating with the ‘lockfile’ library developer to
converge these solutions?

As I understand it, the ‘lockfile’ library is meant to provide a common
API across platforms; but that doesn't prevent it from taking advantage
of OS-specific locking implementation.

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