Python multiple threads accessing same file

Question

I have two threads, one which writes to a file, and another which periodically moves the file to a different location. The writes always calls open before writi

Answer 1

Check out http://www.evanfosmark.com/2009/01/cross-platform-file-locking-support-in-python/

You can use a simple lock with his code, as written by Evan Fosmark in an older StackOverflow question:

from filelock import FileLock

with FileLock("myfile.txt"):
    # work with the file as it is now locked
    print("Lock acquired.")

One of the more elegant libraries I've ever seen.