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Title: Clarify about fork() and the CPython runtime in the C-API docs.
Type: Stage: resolved
Components: Documentation Versions: Python 3.9, Python 3.8
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: eric.snow Nosy List: eric.snow, gregory.p.smith, miss-islington, pconnell
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2019-11-15 18:35 by eric.snow, last changed 2019-11-15 21:37 by eric.snow. This issue is now closed.

Pull Requests
URL Status Linked Edit
PR 17176 merged eric.snow, 2019-11-15 18:35
PR 17178 merged miss-islington, 2019-11-15 21:29
Messages (3)
msg356705 - (view) Author: Eric Snow (eric.snow) * (Python committer) Date: 2019-11-15 18:35 
The C-API docs are a bit sparse on the interplay between C fork() and the CPython runtime.
msg356717 - (view) Author: miss-islington (miss-islington) Date: 2019-11-15 21:29 
New changeset 73cdb0c6b2c3861e034004cdc57be5e726876078 by Miss Islington (bot) (Eric Snow) in branch 'master':
bpo-38816: Add notes in the C-API docs about fork in subinterpreters. (GH-17176)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/73cdb0c6b2c3861e034004cdc57be5e726876078
msg356718 - (view) Author: miss-islington (miss-islington) Date: 2019-11-15 21:36 
New changeset 7a5d4c7a8653cb6be126f87731802aa9a4bc90e2 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.8':
bpo-38816: Add notes in the C-API docs about fork in subinterpreters. (GH-17176)
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/7a5d4c7a8653cb6be126f87731802aa9a4bc90e2
History
Date User Action Args
2019-11-15 21:37:23eric.snowsetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: fixed
stage: patch review -> resolved
2019-11-15 21:36:53miss-islingtonsetmessages: + msg356718
2019-11-15 21:29:23miss-islingtonsetkeywords: + patch
pull_requests: + pull_request16686
2019-11-15 21:29:07miss-islingtonsetnosy: + miss-islington
messages: + msg356717
2019-11-15 18:35:46eric.snowcreate