#!/usr/bin/env python
     # encoding: utf-8
     #
     # Copyright (c) 2008 Doug Hellmann All rights reserved.
     #
     """Re-entrant locks
     """
     #end_pymotw_header
     
     import threading
     
     lock = threading.RLock()
     
     print 'First try :', lock.acquire()
     print 'Second try:', lock.acquire(0)