{"library":"multiprocessing","title":"multiprocessing (Python 2.4/2.5 Backport)","description":"This PyPI package `multiprocessing` (version 2.6.2.1) is a backport of the standard library `multiprocessing` module, designed specifically for Python 2.4 and 2.5. It provides process-based parallelism for these very old, end-of-life Python versions. It is not intended for use with Python 2.6+ or Python 3.x, which include `multiprocessing` in their standard libraries.","language":"python","status":"abandoned","last_verified":"Fri Apr 17","install":{"commands":["pip install multiprocessing"],"cli":null},"imports":["from multiprocessing import Process"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"# For Python 2.4/2.5 using the multiprocessing backport\nimport multiprocessing\nimport os\n\ndef worker_function(name):\n    print \"Worker %s: PID %s\" % (name, os.getpid())\n    return\n\nif __name__ == '__main__':\n    # The 'if __name__ == '__main__':` guard is crucial, especially on Windows.\n    process = multiprocessing.Process(target=worker_function, args=('Alice',))\n    process.start()\n    process.join()\n    print \"Main process: PID %s\" % os.getpid()\n","lang":"python","description":"A basic example demonstrating how to create and run a process using the backported `multiprocessing` module. This code is written for Python 2.x syntax.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":null}