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diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst index 6b4a8cb..5265639 100644 --- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst +++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst @@ -598,6 +598,16 @@ The :mod:`multiprocessing` package mostly replicates the API of the acquired a lock or semaphore etc. then terminating it is liable to cause other processes to deadlock. + .. method:: close() + + Close the :class:`Process` object, releasing all resources associated + with it. :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the underlying process + is still running. Once :meth:`close` returns successfully, most + other methods and attributes of the :class:`Process` object will + raise :exc:`ValueError`. + + .. versionadded:: 3.7 + Note that the :meth:`start`, :meth:`join`, :meth:`is_alive`, :meth:`terminate` and :attr:`exitcode` methods should only be called by the process that created the process object. |