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diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst index 10ccb17..4bbd94c 100644 --- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst @@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ The :mod:`multiprocessing` package mostly replicates the API of the A process cannot join itself because this would cause a deadlock. It is an error to attempt to join a process before it has been started. - .. method:: get_name() + .. attribute:: Process.name Return the process's name. - .. method:: set_name(name) + .. attribute:: Process.name = name Set the process's name. @@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ The :mod:`multiprocessing` package mostly replicates the API of the Roughly, a process object is alive from the moment the :meth:`start` method returns until the child process terminates. - .. method:: is_daemon() + .. attribute:: Process.daemon - Return the process's daemon flag. + Return the process's daemon flag., this is a boolean. - .. method:: set_daemon(daemonic) + .. attribute:: Process.daemon = daemonic Set the process's daemon flag to the Boolean value *daemonic*. This must be called before :meth:`start` is called. @@ -329,18 +329,18 @@ The :mod:`multiprocessing` package mostly replicates the API of the In addition process objects also support the following methods: - .. method:: get_pid() + .. attribute:: Process.pid Return the process ID. Before the process is spawned, this will be ``None``. - .. method:: get_exit_code() + .. attribute:: Process.exitcode Return the child's exit code. This will be ``None`` if the process has not yet terminated. A negative value *-N* indicates that the child was terminated by signal *N*. - .. method:: get_auth_key() + .. attribute:: Process.authkey Return the process's authentication key (a byte string). @@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ The :mod:`multiprocessing` package mostly replicates the API of the When a :class:`Process` object is created, it will inherit the authentication key of its parent process, although this may be changed - using :meth:`set_auth_key` below. + using :attr:`Process.authkey` below. See :ref:`multiprocessing-auth-keys`. - .. method:: set_auth_key(authkey) + .. attribute:: Process.authkey = authkey Set the process's authentication key which must be a byte string. |