[News123<[email protected]>]
I wondered what IPC library might be best simplest for following task?
...
xmlrpc seems to be a little heavy for such tasks.
signals don't allow to exchange data
a shared memory message queue would probably a good solution, but
python's Multiprocessing.Queue seems to require a common parent process
[Vinay Sajip]
Gabriel's suggestion is very good; if you need something which is a
little more like RPC but still quite lightweight, consider Pyro
(http://pyro.sourceforge.net/)
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I've read that Pyro is not safe.
That's a fairly broad thing to say. I've read lots
of things. What does "is not safe" mean, in any case?
I assume you've got a valid concern in mind which is
worth passing on to a would-be user, but what exactly
is it? FWIW I've used Pyro on and off over the years
without any problems. Certainly my computer's never
blown up as a result of using it.
Obviously Pyro is Python-only so interaction with non-Python
code would be problematic. But the OP only mentions Python
scripts so hopefully that wouldn't be an issue...
Anyway, you have in mind that respect to speed:
shared memory> named pipes> Unix domain socket> TCP socket
True, but the OP didn't mention speed; rather simplicity. Not
saying it isn't a consideration but premature optimisation and
all that...
Another thing. Using shared memory would be as to use a single thread
but using message queues would be as multiple-threading.
And therefore...?
I think you need to make your points more clearly.
TJG
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