#!/usr/bin/env python # encoding: utf-8 # # Copyright (c) 2008 Doug Hellmann All rights reserved. # """Daemon vs. non-daemon processes. """ #end_pymotw_header import multiprocessing import time import sys def daemon(): print 'Starting:', multiprocessing.current_process().name time.sleep(2) print 'Exiting :', multiprocessing.current_process().name def non_daemon(): print 'Starting:', multiprocessing.current_process().name print 'Exiting :', multiprocessing.current_process().name if __name__ == '__main__': d = multiprocessing.Process(name='daemon', target=daemon) d.daemon = True n = multiprocessing.Process(name='non-daemon', target=non_daemon) n.daemon = False d.start() n.start() d.join(1) print 'd.is_alive()', d.is_alive() n.join()