How to open a file with Python on Windows with FileShare permissions?

Question

I have seen this question: How can I read a file even when getting an "in use by another process" exception? Is there an equivalent way to do this using Python on Windows 7?

I need to modify a file but still let other processes read it while it's open in Python. The available modes, according to Python doc are "r","w","a",and "r+", which stand for read, write (overwrite), append, and read/write. I don't see a way to set "FileShare" modes.

Answer 1

If you need fine control over the sharing mode, you can use win32file.CreateFile to open the file. ActiveState docs are here .