https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/c2b8a89d94a62c382634ccda106a107c41aebd9f
commit: c2b8a89d94a62c382634ccda106a107c41aebd9f
branch: 3.13
author: Brian Schubert <brianm.schub...@gmail.com>
committer: gpshead <68491+gpsh...@users.noreply.github.com>
date: 2025-07-27T18:12:16-07:00
summary:
[3.13] gh-84559: improve What's New entry for `multiprocessing` startmethod
changes (GH-128173) (#137156)
[3.13] gh-84559: improve What's New entry for `multiprocessing` start method
changes (GH-128173)
(cherry picked from commit b8c313a41c411331c603bbda28048b2a3f4a2ab4)
Co-authored-by: Bénédikt Tran <10796600+picn...@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <g...@krypto.org>
Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <89152624+stanfromirel...@users.noreply.github.com>
files:
M Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 9b173540219c77..a2fbd95ba986b9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ Contexts and start methods
Depending on the platform, :mod:`multiprocessing` supports three ways
to start a process. These *start methods* are
+ .. _multiprocessing-start-method-spawn:
+
*spawn*
The parent process starts a fresh Python interpreter process. The
child process will only inherit those resources necessary to run
@@ -121,6 +123,8 @@ to start a process. These *start methods* are
Available on POSIX and Windows platforms. The default on Windows and
macOS.
+ .. _multiprocessing-start-method-fork:
+
*fork*
The parent process uses :func:`os.fork` to fork the Python
interpreter. The child process, when it begins, is effectively
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ to start a process. These *start methods* are
raise a :exc:`DeprecationWarning`. Use a different start method.
See the :func:`os.fork` documentation for further explanation.
+ .. _multiprocessing-start-method-forkserver:
+
*forkserver*
When the program starts and selects the *forkserver* start method,
a server process is spawned. From then on, whenever a new process
@@ -3025,6 +3031,9 @@ Beware of replacing :data:`sys.stdin` with a "file like
object"
For more information, see :issue:`5155`, :issue:`5313` and :issue:`5331`
+.. _multiprocessing-programming-spawn:
+.. _multiprocessing-programming-forkserver:
+
The *spawn* and *forkserver* start methods
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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