Python process safe queue usage example and logging from multiple processes

gistfile1.py

from multiprocessing import Process, Queue
from time import sleep

def func(q, cnt, log):
	for i in range(0, cnt):
		item = q.get()
		message = "Got an item %s\n" % item
		log.put(message)

if __name__ == '__main__':
	cnt = 10
	q = Queue()
	log = Queue()
	p1 = Process(target=func, args=(q, cnt, log))
	p1.start()	
	for i in range(0, cnt):
		sleep(0.1)
		item = "item #%s" % i;
		q.put(item)
		message = "Put and item %s\n" % item
		log.put(message)
	p1.join()
	with open("log.txt", "w") as file:
		while not log.empty():
			record = log.get()
			file.write(record)