Good explanation from @izs why the .lock extension is a bad idea
https://github.com/npm/npm/pull/16441#issuecomment-305824520 …pic.twitter.com/NEbG1tqh8D
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People also use "lock file" to mean fs mutexes http://search.cpan.org/search?query=lock+file&mode=all … https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=lock%20file …
I'm just saying, having interacted with file systems a lot, *.lock says to me "this is a fs mutex". Process hung, or left litter behind.
Fwiw when pip gets lockfile support we intend to use the .lock extension.
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