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diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst index 7badbc3..d91c823 100644 --- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst @@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ to this, the :mod:`multiprocessing` module allows the programmer to fully leverage multiple processors on a given machine. It runs on both Unix and Windows. +.. warning:: + + Some of this package's functionality requires a functioning shared semaphore + implementation on the host operating system. Without one, the + :mod:`multiprocessing.synchronize` module will be disabled, and attempts to + import it will result in an :exc:`ImportError`. See + :issue:`3770` for additional information. The :class:`Process` class ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |