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## Warnings

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## Title

    Proposed fix: [DuckDB] 'IO Error: Could not set lock on file "x.duckdb": Conflicting lock is held in <process> (PID n)' — another process (Jupyter kernel, DuckDB UI, DBeaver, second script) has the DB

## Body

    Recommended action: Close the other connection/process (restart the notebook kernel, close the IDE/UI), or open read-only (duckdb.connect(path, read_only=True) / CLI -readonly) for readers; for multi-writer needs use a server approach (per docs: Quack remote protocol beta or DuckLake with a Postgres catalog). In one process, reuse a single connection object instead of connecting twice.
    
    Option: Single writer or read-only readers [evidence: official_recommended_action]
    Applies when: See record scope.
    Steps:
    1. Find/close the holder named in the error (PID)
    2. Readers: duckdb.connect('db.duckdb', read_only=True)
    3. Share one connection per process
    Expected: Command proceeds without the error.
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.

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