WORKERS_SUSPENDED = 'rq:suspended' def is_suspended(connection): return connection.exists(WORKERS_SUSPENDED) def suspend(connection, ttl=None): """ttl = time to live in seconds. Default is no expiration Note: If you pass in 0 it will invalidate right away """ connection.set(WORKERS_SUSPENDED, 1) if ttl is not None: connection.expire(WORKERS_SUSPENDED, ttl) def resume(connection): return connection.delete(WORKERS_SUSPENDED)