Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: python-daemon
Version: 2.3.0
Summary: Library to implement a well-behaved Unix daemon process.
Home-page: https://pagure.io/python-daemon/
Author: Ben Finney
Author-email: [email protected]
License: Apache-2
Keywords: daemon,fork,unix
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules
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This library implements the well-behaved daemon specification of
:pep:`3143`, “Standard daemon process library”.

A well-behaved Unix daemon process is tricky to get right, but the
required steps are much the same for every daemon program. A
`DaemonContext` instance holds the behaviour and configured
process environment for the program; use the instance as a context
manager to enter a daemon state.

Simple example of usage::

    import daemon

    from spam import do_main_program

    with daemon.DaemonContext():
        do_main_program()

Customisation of the steps to become a daemon is available by
setting options on the `DaemonContext` instance; see the
documentation for that class for each option.