smpl.parallel.Process

class smpl.parallel.Process(group=None, target=None, name=None, args=(), kwargs={}, *, daemon=None)

Bases: BaseProcess

__init__(group=None, target=None, name=None, args=(), kwargs={}, *, daemon=None)

Methods

__init__([group, target, name, args, ...])
close()	Close the Process object.
is_alive()	Return whether process is alive
join([timeout])	Wait until child process terminates
kill()	Terminate process; sends SIGKILL signal or uses TerminateProcess()
run()	Method to be run in sub-process; can be overridden in sub-class
start()	Start child process
terminate()	Terminate process; sends SIGTERM signal or uses TerminateProcess()

Attributes

authkey
daemon	Return whether process is a daemon
exitcode	Return exit code of process or None if it has yet to stop
ident	Return identifier (PID) of process or None if it has yet to start
name
pid	Return identifier (PID) of process or None if it has yet to start
sentinel	Return a file descriptor (Unix) or handle (Windows) suitable for waiting for process termination.

close()

Close the Process object.

This method releases resources held by the Process object. It is an error to call this method if the child process is still running.

property daemon

Return whether process is a daemon

property exitcode

Return exit code of process or None if it has yet to stop

property ident

Return identifier (PID) of process or None if it has yet to start

is_alive()

Return whether process is alive

join(timeout=None)

Wait until child process terminates

kill()

Terminate process; sends SIGKILL signal or uses TerminateProcess()

property pid

Return identifier (PID) of process or None if it has yet to start

run()

Method to be run in sub-process; can be overridden in sub-class

property sentinel

Return a file descriptor (Unix) or handle (Windows) suitable for waiting for process termination.

start()

Start child process

terminate()

Terminate process; sends SIGTERM signal or uses TerminateProcess()