Pass data to a subprocess

Laszlo Nagy gandalf at shopzeus.com
Wed Aug 1 07:26:17 EDT 2012


On 2012-08-01 12:59, Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <mailman.2809.1343809166.4697.python-list at python.org>,
>   Laszlo Nagy <gandalf at shopzeus.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, I think that is correct. Instead of detaching a child process, you
>> can create independent processes and use other frameworks for IPC. For
>> example, Pyro.  It is not as effective as multiprocessing.Queue, but in
>> return, you will have the option to run your service across multiple
>> servers.
> You might want to look at beanstalk (http://kr.github.com/beanstalkd/).
> We've been using it in production for the better part of two years.  At
> a 30,000 foot level, it's an implementation of queues over named pipes
> over TCP, but it takes care of a zillion little details for you.
Looks very simple to use. Too bad that it doesn't work on Windows systems.



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