Inter-Process Communication (IPC) lets different processes talk and share data while your program runs. Sharing data is important because sometimes one process needs to know what another is doing or update information both can use. Manager objects in Python make this sharing easy. They create special shared versions of common Python data types like lists […]
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When you’re working with multiple processes in Python, they each run in their own space. This means they don’t naturally share data. If you want them to talk to each other or work on the same data, you need Inter-Process Communication (IPC). One powerful way to share data is through shared memory. Instead of sending
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Inter-Process Communication (IPC) means sharing data or signals between two or more running processes. Since processes run separately in their own memory space, they cannot directly access each other’s variables. That’s why Python provides special tools for IPC. One simple way to share data between processes in Python is using multiprocessing.Value. This lets you create
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In Python, when you’re working with multiple processes, sometimes they need to talk to each other — to send data, messages, or results. This communication between processes is called Inter-Process Communication, or IPC. Python’s multiprocessing module gives us tools to handle IPC easily. One of the simplest ways to share data between two processes is
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Inter-Process Communication (IPC) means the ways that separate processes talk or share data with each other. Since each process runs independently, they need special tools to exchange information safely. Python’s multiprocessing.Queue is one such tool. It allows multiple processes to send and receive data in a safe, organized way, without data getting lost or mixed
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In multiprocessing, processes often need to work together and coordinate their actions to avoid conflicts or to wait for certain events. This is where synchronization tools come in handy. One important synchronization primitive is the Condition Variable. A Condition Variable lets one or more processes pause execution until another process signals them to continue. It
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Python’s multiprocessing module allows us to run multiple processes at the same time, making full use of multiple CPU cores. But when these processes need to share access to a limited resource — like printers, database connections, or even toys on a playground — we need a way to control how many processes can use
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Python’s multiprocessing module lets you run multiple processes at the same time. Each process has its own unique ID called a Process ID (PID). Also, every process (except the very first one) has a Parent Process ID (PPID), which tells you which process created it. Knowing the PID and PPID helps you track and manage
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When working with Python’s multiprocessing, processes often need to share and update the same data. Without proper control, they can step on each other’s toes—corrupting the data or causing unexpected behavior. That’s where synchronization tools like locks come in. A special kind of lock called RLock (Reentrant Lock) is designed for cases where a single
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When working with multiple processes in Python, you may run into situations where different parts of your program try to use or change the same resource—like a file, a number, or a list. This can lead to unexpected results if those processes clash while working at the same time. This is where synchronization comes in.
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