from winmutex import WindowsMutex mutex = WindowsMutex("anidev/winmutex/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...")