os waitpid example

os_waitpid_example.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""Wait for a worker process.

"""

__module_id__ = "$Id$"
#end_pymotw_header

import os
import sys
import time

workers = []
for i in range(2):
    print 'PARENT %d: Forking %s' % (os.getpid(), i)
    worker_pid = os.fork()
    if not worker_pid:
        print 'WORKER %s: Starting' % i
        time.sleep(2 + i)
        print 'WORKER %s: Finishing' % i
        sys.exit(i)
    workers.append(worker_pid)

for pid in workers:
    print 'PARENT: Waiting for %s' % pid
    done = os.waitpid(pid, 0)
    print 'PARENT: Child done:', done