Add an explanation what happens with subprocess parent and child processes when signals are sent

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation, operating-systems

Research direction

Start by running bug.py and interrupting it partway, as the issue describes, to observe the subprocess parent and child behavior. Then find the relevant Python documentation section and add an explanation of what happens when signals are sent; done means the documented behavior matches the observed scenario.

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Description

docs topic-subprocess
BPO 25787
Nosy @vadmium
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  • bug.py: To see the bug, run it and interrupt it partway through
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title = 'Add an explanation what happens with subprocess parent and child processes when signals are sent'
updated_at = <Date 2015-12-09.10:32:22.544>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/krichter'

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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue25787'
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