Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: posix-ipc
Version: 1.0.4
Summary: POSIX IPC primitives (semaphores, shared memory and message queues) for Python
Home-page: http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/
Author: Philip Semanchuk
Author-email: philip@semanchuk.com
Maintainer: Philip Semanchuk
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/
Download-URL: http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/posix_ipc-1.0.4.tar.gz
Keywords: ipc inter-process communication semaphore shared memory shm message queue
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: BSD :: FreeBSD
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: SunOS/Solaris
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX
Classifier: Operating System :: Unix
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
License-File: LICENSE

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 nearly all 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 on PyPI 
and 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/

