https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/1bab6c919212cbac9be9e37bbd4d85865051f17f commit: 1bab6c919212cbac9be9e37bbd4d85865051f17f branch: main author: Mani Salahmand <[email protected]> committer: gpshead <[email protected]> date: 2026-05-16T23:01:50-07:00 summary:
gh-149857: Clarify multiprocessing Process argument wording (GH-149919) Use consistent 'picklable' wording files: M Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst index 187143d02cd7bf..7b17df08f7dc71 100644 --- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst @@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ To show the individual process IDs involved, here is an expanded example:: For an explanation of why the ``if __name__ == '__main__'`` part is necessary, see :ref:`multiprocessing-programming`. -The arguments to :class:`Process` usually need to be unpickleable from within -the child process. If you tried typing the above example directly into a REPL it -could lead to an :exc:`AttributeError` in the child process trying to locate the -*f* function in the ``__main__`` module. +The arguments to :class:`Process` usually need to be picklable so they can be +passed to the child process. If you tried typing the above example directly +into a REPL it could lead to an :exc:`AttributeError` in the child process +trying to locate the *f* function in the ``__main__`` module. .. _multiprocessing-start-methods: _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
