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gh-132898: Add a note in multiprocessing.Process docs about creating a process in a REPL session #137118

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Reword, expand, and clarify the limitation, highlighting the REPL case.
gpshead Jul 27, 2025
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Move out of a .. note into the main text. mention in the high level …
gpshead Jul 27, 2025
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move back to a note, it keeps it clear that this is "special"
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add a pointer to the GH issue from the doc note
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
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Expand Up @@ -3109,10 +3109,10 @@ start method.

More picklability

Ensure that all arguments to :class:`Process` are picklable.
Also, if you subclass :class:`~multiprocessing.Process` then make sure that
instances will be picklable when the :meth:`Process.start
<multiprocessing.Process.start>` method is called.
Ensure that all arguments to :class:`~multiprocessing.Process` are
picklable. Also, if you subclass ``Process.__init__``, you must make sure
that instances will be picklable when the
:meth:`Process.start <multiprocessing.Process.start>` method is called.

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