appinstance 20

Check if an app with the same name is running, supports parameters.

Check if an app with the same name is running, supports parameters.

install

pip install appinstance

intention

In cronjobs to detect if a program with the same arguments is already running

install

pip install appinstance

usage

from appinstance import AppInstance, AppInstanceRunning
import time

try:
    # use Appinstance context manager, "arg1" is a good place for commandline variables.
    with AppInstance("arg1", True):
        print "sleep for 2 sec"
        time.sleep(2)
except AppInstanceRunning:
    print "already running"