13.8.1 - File Locking
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What is the purpose of file locking?
💡 Hint: Think about data integrity.
Which module is used for file locking in Python on Unix-like systems?
💡 Hint: It starts with an 'f' and is used in Unix.
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What is file locking primarily used for?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens if two programs access the file at the same time.
True or False: Exclusive locks allow more than one process to write to a file at the same time.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when two processes try to write to a file.
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Design a multi-threaded application that writes to a shared log file without causing race conditions. Implement file locking accordingly.
💡 Hint: Think about how locks help in data integrity.
Create a situation where file locking fails. Describe how your application could handle this gracefully.
💡 Hint: Consider using exponential backoff for retries.
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