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Distributed Locking with Redlock
Updated May 4, 2026
Short answer
Coordinating resource access across multiple server instances.
Deep explanation
Uses the Redlock algorithm to ensure mutual exclusion across distributed workers. Python's 'redis-py' combined with a TTL (Time-To-Live) prevents deadlocks if a worker crashes.
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