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Title: https://docs.python.org/2/library/multiprocessing.html#process-and-exceptions doesn't explain exception
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: not a bug
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Assigned To: docs@python Nosy List: docs@python, krichter, sbt
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2014-06-30 22:00 by krichter, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg221987 - (view) Author: Karl Richter (krichter) Date: 2014-06-30 22:00
Although the section https://docs.python.org/2/library/multiprocessing.html#process-and-exceptions (of the multiprocessing module documentation) is titled "... and exceptions" it doesn't say anything about exceptions. I assume that it behaves like the thread API (as stated and referenced in the introduction of the module doc). This implies though that either the reference is limited to that statement (-> remove "and exceptions" from the header as there's no special section on them because everything can be found in thread API) or add an explicit reference to the thread API. If this assumption is wrong the section is badly organized or doesn't make any sense at all.

I'm not yet sure about exception handling in the multiprocessing module in case it's different from threads, but that shouldn't matter for this doc issue report. 

I'd also like to suggest a more detailed section on exceptions with usage of queues to pass them as objects to the parent or another process.
msg236642 - (view) Author: Mark Lawrence (BreamoreBoy) * Date: 2015-02-26 02:19
What is "exception multiprocessing.BufferTooShort" at the bottom of the referenced section?
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:58:05adminsetgithub: 66088
2020-05-31 13:40:22serhiy.storchakasetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: not a bug
stage: resolved
2019-03-15 22:43:46BreamoreBoysetnosy: - BreamoreBoy
2015-02-26 02:19:05BreamoreBoysetnosy: + BreamoreBoy
messages: + msg236642
2014-07-01 06:10:51ned.deilysetnosy: + sbt
2014-06-30 22:00:38krichtercreate