[issue6721] Locks in python standard library should be sanitized on fork

[Nir Aides]

Nir Aides <nir at winpdb.org> added the comment:

> Would you like to work on a patch to add an atfork mechanism?

I will start with an attempt to generate a summary "report" on this rabbit hole of a problem, the views and suggestions raised by people here and what we may expect from atfork approach, its limitations, etc... I will also take a deeper look into the code.

Hopefully my brain will not deadlock or fork while I am at it.

more words, I know...

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