posix_ipc 0.9.3

POSIX IPC primitives (semaphores, shared memory and message queues) for Python

posix_ipc is a Python module (written in C) that permits creation and manipulation of POSIX inter-process semaphores, shared memory and message queues on platforms supporting the POSIX Realtime Extensions a.k.a. POSIX 1003.1b-1993. This includes most Unices and Windows + Cygwin 1.7.

posix_ipc is compatible with Python 2 and 3.

The latest version, contact info, sample code, etc. are available here: http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/

Installation is as simple as python setup.py install. Usage, a version history, warnings, suggestions, etc. are covered in ReadMe.html.

posix_ipc is free software (free as in speech and free as in beer) released under a 3-clause BSD license. Complete licensing information is available in the LICENSE file.

You might also be interested in the similar System V IPC module at: http://semanchuk.com/philip/sysv_ipc/

• Author: ('Philip Semanchuk',)
• Home Page: http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/
• Download URL: http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/posix_ipc-0.9.3.tar.gz
• Keywords: ipc inter-process communication semaphore shared memory shm message queue
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/
• Categories
  • Development Status :: 4 - Beta
  • Intended Audience :: Developers
  • License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
  • Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
  • Operating System :: POSIX
  • Operating System :: POSIX :: BSD :: FreeBSD
  • Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
  • Operating System :: POSIX :: SunOS/Solaris
  • Operating System :: Unix
  • Programming Language :: Python
  • Programming Language :: Python :: 2
  • Programming Language :: Python :: 3
  • Topic :: Utilities
• Package Index Owner: nikitathespider
• DOAP record: posix_ipc-0.9.3.xml