Is there a module that abstract threading and multiprocessing in Python? I want to have an option of switching between them in future.
Is there a module that abstract threading and multiprocessing in Python? I want to
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Is there a module that abstract threading and multiprocessing in Python? I want to have an option of switching between them in future.
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threadingandmultiprocessingmodule already use a similar interface for this. The multiprocessing actually falls back to thethreadingmodule if it isn’t supported.You can use an
import multiprocessing as somethingandimport threading as somethingto switch between the two unseen.Note that data sharing between the two is different and this might create potential pitfalls. As noted by jdi