singleinstance.py

# this code is from StackOverflow
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/380870/python-single-instance-of-program

import sys, os, errno, tempfile

class SingleInstance:
    def __init__(self):
        import sys
        self.lockfile = os.path.normpath(tempfile.gettempdir() + '/' + os.path.basename(__file__) + '.lock')
        if sys.platform == 'win32':
            try:
                # file already exists, we try to remove (in case previous execution was interrupted)
                if(os.path.exists(self.lockfile)):
                    os.unlink(self.lockfile)
                self.fd = os.open(self.lockfile, os.O_CREAT|os.O_EXCL|os.O_RDWR)
            except OSError as e:
                if e.errno == 13:
                    print("Another instance is already running, quitting.")
                    sys.exit(-1)
                print(e.errno)
                raise
        else: # non Windows
            import fcntl, sys
            self.fp = open(self.lockfile, 'w')
            try:
                fcntl.lockf(self.fp, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
            except IOError:
                print("Another instance is already running, quitting.")
                sys.exit(-1)

    def __del__(self):
        import sys
        if sys.platform == 'win32':
            if hasattr(self, 'fd'):
                os.close(self.fd)
                os.unlink(self.lockfile)