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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import platform
+
+# 保存进程ID => logs/pid.txt
+# 运行开始时，检查是否存在之前得pid进程
+
+# 日志文件路径
+logs_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'logs'))
+if not os.path.isdir(logs_path):
+    os.mkdir(logs_path)
+assert os.path.isdir(logs_path)
+
+# 记录pid得文件
+pid_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(logs_path, 'pid.txt'))
+
+
+def _check_pid(pid):
+    """
+    检查pid是否与当前进程pid一致
+    :param pid:
+    :return:
+    """
+    cur_pid = os.getpid()
+    if cur_pid != pid:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
+def _check_status():
+    """
+    检查状态
+    :return:
+    """
+    if os.path.exists(pid_file):
+        with open(pid_file, 'r') as f:
+            pid = f.read().strip()
+            # print(pid)
+        if pid != "":
+            if _check_pid(pid):
+                return pid
+    return None
+
+
+def _save_pid(log=True):
+    """
+    保存pid
+    :param log:
+    :return:
+    """
+    plat = str(platform.system())
+    if plat == 'Windows':
+        pid = os.getpid()
+    else:   # unix
+        pid = os.getpid()
+    if log:
+        print('pid={}'.format(pid))
+
+    with open(pid_file, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(str(pid))
+    if log:
+        print(u'wrote pid file:{}'.format(pid_file))
+
+
+def update_pid():
+    """
+    更新pid
+    :return:
+    """
+    _save_pid(log=False)
+
+
+# 执行检查
+if _check_status():
+    import sys
+    print(u'another service is already running...', file=sys.stderr)
+    exit(0)
+
+_save_pid()