Method close

src/filelock/_async_read_write.py:195–204

Release the lock (if held) and close the underlying SQLite connection. After calling this method, the lock instance is no longer usable.

(self)

            await self.release()

    async def close(self) -> None:
        """
        Release the lock (if held) and close the underlying SQLite connection.

        After calling this method, the lock instance is no longer usable.

        """
        await self._run(self._lock.close)
        if self._owns_executor:
            self._executor.shutdown(wait=False)

    def __del__(self) -> None:
        # Safety net: if close() was never called, still shut down the executor we created so its worker thread does