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``N`` (Unix only).
+.. _asyncio-subprocess-threads:
+
+Subprocess and threads
+======================
+
+asyncio supports running subprocesses from different threads, but there
+are limits:
+
+* An event loop must run in the main thread
+* The child watcher must be instantiated in the main thread, before executing
+ subprocesses from other threads. Call the :func:`get_child_watcher`
+ function in the main thread to instantiate the child watcher.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+ The :ref:`Concurrency and multithreading in asyncio
+ <asyncio-multithreading>` section.
+
+
Subprocess examples
===================