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Forkserver

Explore how the forkserver method works in Python's multiprocessing module to create new processes safely. Understand the role of the forkserver and semaphore tracker in managing parallel processes, and learn practical steps to implement forkserver in your code for Unix-like systems.

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Forkserver

The third and final option that can be chosen for the start method is the "forkserver". The official documentation states that with forkserver as the start method, a brand new single-threaded process, called server is started. Whenever, a new process needs to be created, the parent process connects to the server and requests that it forks a new process. Since the server ...