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+# pywinmutex
+
+A simple Python library to create and manage Windows mutexes.
+
+## Installation
+
+You can install the library using pip:
+
+```bash
+pip install pywinmutex
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Basic Example
+```python
+from pywinmutex import WindowsMutex
+
+mutex = WindowsMutex("anidev/pywinmutex/simple", True)  # Name may be any string
+mutex.timeout = 2500  # Set a timeout of 2.5 seconds
+
+with mutex:
+    print(f"[I] Mutex({mutex}) acquired.")
+    input("Enter to release the mutex and exit> ")
+
+print(f"[I] Mutex({mutex}) released. Exiting...")
+```
+
+### Legacy
+```python
+from pywinmutex import WindowsMutex
+
+mutex = WindowsMutex("anidev/pywinmutex/acquire", True)  # Name may be any string
+
+if not mutex.acquire(5000):  # Acquire the mutex with a timeout of 5 seconds; None for no timeout
+    print(f"[W] Mutex({mutex}) already exists or acquire timeout exceeded.")
+    exit(1)
+
+# Do some work while holding the mutex
+
+print(f"[I] Mutex({mutex}) acquired.")
+input("Enter to release the mutex and exit> ")
+
+# Release the mutex
+mutex.release()
+print(f"[I] Mutex({mutex}) released. Exiting...")
+```
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the `MIT License`. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
diff --git a/pywinmutex/__init__.py b/pywinmutex/__init__.py
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+import threading
+
+import win32event
+import win32api
+import winerror
+import atexit
+
+class WindowsMutex:
+    def __init__(self, name, multiuser=False, timeout=None):
+        """
+        Initialize the WindowsMutex object.
+        :param name: Name of the mutex.
+        :param multiuser: If True, create a local mutex; if False, create a global mutex (Shared across all users).
+        """
+        self.__multiuser = multiuser
+        self._friendly_name = name
+        __global_prefix = "Global\\" if multiuser else ""
+        self._mutex_name = f"{__global_prefix}{name}"
+        self._handler = None
+        self._exist = False
+        self._th_lock = threading.Lock()
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        atexit.register(self.release)
+
+    def __try_to_lock(self):
+        """
+        Try to acquire the mutex.
+        :return: True if the mutex was acquired, False otherwise.
+        """
+        with self._th_lock:  # Thread-safe access
+            handler = win32event.CreateMutex(None, False, self._mutex_name)
+            if handler is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("Failed to create mutex.")
+            exist = win32api.GetLastError() == winerror.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+            if not exist:
+                win32api.CloseHandle(handler)
+            return exist
+
+    def reinint(self, name, multiuser=None):
+        """
+        Reinitialize the mutex with a new name.
+        :param name: New name for the mutex.
+        :param local: If True, create a local mutex; if False, create a global mutex.
+        """
+        self.release()
+        if multiuser is None:
+            multiuser = self.__multiuser
+        self.__init__(name, multiuser)
+
+    @property
+    def settings(self):
+        """
+        Get the settings of the mutex.
+        :return: A dictionary containing the mutex name and existence status.
+        """
+        return {
+            "name": self._mutex_name,
+            "exist": self.exist
+        }
+
+    @property
+    def exist(self):
+        """
+        Check if the mutex already exists.
+        :return: True if the mutex exists, False otherwise.
+        """
+        if self._handler is None:
+            return self.__try_to_lock()
+        return self._exist
+
+    def _lock(self):
+        """
+        Try to lock the mutex.
+        :return: True if acquired, False otherwise.
+        """
+        with self._th_lock:  # Thread-safe access
+            if self._handler is None:  # Создаём мутекс только один раз
+                self._handler = win32event.CreateMutex(None, False, self._mutex_name)
+                self._exist = win32api.GetLastError() == winerror.ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS
+                return not self._exist  # True, если удалось захватить мутекс
+            return False  # Если мутекс уже создан, значит, его кто-то держит
+
+    def acquire(self, timeout=None, __raw_result=False):
+        """
+        Wait until the mutex is acquired.
+        :param timeout: Timeout in milliseconds. If None, waits indefinitely.
+        :param __raw_result:  If True, return the raw result of WaitForSingleObject.
+        :return: True if acquired, False if timeout.
+        """
+        if self._handler is None:
+            self._lock()
+
+        wait_time = timeout if timeout is not None else win32event.INFINITE
+        result = win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self._handler, wait_time)
+
+        if result != win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
+            self._handler = None
+            self._exist = False
+
+        if __raw_result:
+            return result
+
+        return result == win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0
+
+    def release(self):
+        """
+        Release the mutex.
+        :return: None
+        """
+        with self._th_lock:  # Thread-safe access
+            if self._handler:
+                win32event.ReleaseMutex(self._handler)
+                win32api.CloseHandle(self._handler)  # Закрываем _handler!
+                self._handler = None
+                self._exist = False
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        reason = self.acquire(self.timeout, True)
+        if reason == win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
+            return self
+        elif reason == win32event.WAIT_TIMEOUT:
+            raise TimeoutError("Mutex acquisition timed out.")
+        elif reason == win32event.WAIT_ABANDONED:
+            raise RuntimeError("Mutex was abandoned.")
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to acquire mutex.")
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.release()
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self!r}"
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"<WindowsMutex(name={self._friendly_name!r}, multiuser={self.__multiuser})>"