---
id: filelock
version: "3.32.3"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# filelock — A platform independent file lock.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install filelock
uv add filelock
poetry add filelock

## Description

# filelock

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For more information checkout the [official documentation](https://py-filelock.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html).

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

filelock provides a platform-independent file locking mechanism for coordinating access to files across multiple processes or threads.

Verdict: filelock is a stable, actively maintained top-100 PyPI package with no known vulnerabilities, zero dependencies, and permissive MIT licensing. It is production-ready for any application needing cross-platform file locking.

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