{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"oslo.concurrency provides locking mechanisms and external process utilities for safely running multi-thread and multi-process applications.","skillfed_tags":["openstack","locking","concurrency"],"use_cases":["Protect critical sections in multi-threaded applications using file-based locks that survive process restarts.","Coordinate resource access across multiple independent processes or services without a centralized lock server.","Manage external subprocess execution with built-in utilities for spawning and monitoring child processes.","Implement distributed locking in OpenStack services or other cloud applications that need reliable synchronization.","Enforce mutual exclusion in long-running daemon applications where lock state must persist across restarts."],"what_it_does":"oslo.concurrency is an OpenStack library that abstracts multi-threading and multi-process synchronization for applications that need safe concurrent access to shared resources. It wraps file-based and other locking primitives through fasteners and provides utilities for spawning and managing external processes. The library is part of the Oslo project, a collection of utilities shared across OpenStack services, and is designed for applications that need reliable coordination across multiple execution contexts without building locking logic from scratch.\n\nThe package targets Python 3.11+ and is actively maintained. Its dependency on oslo.config, oslo.i18n, oslo.utils, and debtcollector reflects its role as a mid-level utility within the OpenStack ecosystem, though it can be used standalone in any Python application that needs distributed or file-based locking. The permissive Apache-2.0 license and typed codebase make it suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need file-based or distributed locking in a multi-process or multi-threaded application and are comfortable with the Oslo dependency chain. The library is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and offers low install friction. No, if you require a lighter-weight locking solution without OpenStack dependencies or if your Python version is below 3.11."},"id":"oslo-concurrency","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/oslo-concurrency","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/oslo-concurrency.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/oslo-concurrency/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-16","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"oslo.concurrency","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Oslo Concurrency library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":549788,"position":6053,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"7.6.1"}