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third_party/python/Doc/includes/mp_workers.py

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+import time
+import random
+
+from multiprocessing import Process, Queue, current_process, freeze_support
+
+#
+# Function run by worker processes
+#
+
+def worker(input, output):
+    for func, args in iter(input.get, 'STOP'):
+        result = calculate(func, args)
+        output.put(result)
+
+#
+# Function used to calculate result
+#
+
+def calculate(func, args):
+    result = func(*args)
+    return '%s says that %s%s = %s' % \
+        (current_process().name, func.__name__, args, result)
+
+#
+# Functions referenced by tasks
+#
+
+def mul(a, b):
+    time.sleep(0.5*random.random())
+    return a * b
+
+def plus(a, b):
+    time.sleep(0.5*random.random())
+    return a + b
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def test():
+    NUMBER_OF_PROCESSES = 4
+    TASKS1 = [(mul, (i, 7)) for i in range(20)]
+    TASKS2 = [(plus, (i, 8)) for i in range(10)]
+
+    # Create queues
+    task_queue = Queue()
+    done_queue = Queue()
+
+    # Submit tasks
+    for task in TASKS1:
+        task_queue.put(task)
+
+    # Start worker processes
+    for i in range(NUMBER_OF_PROCESSES):
+        Process(target=worker, args=(task_queue, done_queue)).start()
+
+    # Get and print results
+    print('Unordered results:')
+    for i in range(len(TASKS1)):
+        print('\t', done_queue.get())
+
+    # Add more tasks using `put()`
+    for task in TASKS2:
+        task_queue.put(task)
+
+    # Get and print some more results
+    for i in range(len(TASKS2)):
+        print('\t', done_queue.get())
+
+    # Tell child processes to stop
+    for i in range(NUMBER_OF_PROCESSES):
+        task_queue.put('STOP')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    freeze_support()
+    test()