# ch6/example3.py from multiprocessing import Process, current_process import time import os def print_info(title): print(title) if hasattr(os, 'getppid'): print('Parent process ID: %s.' % str(os.getppid())) print('Current Process ID: %s.\n' % str(os.getpid())) def f(): print_info('Function f') pname = current_process().name print('Starting process %s...' % pname) time.sleep(1) print('Exiting process %s...' % pname) if __name__ == '__main__': print_info('Main program') p = Process(target=f) p.start() p.join() print('Done.')