Race condition in multiprocessing Queue

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by reading and running the attached code.py reproduction, then trace the multiprocessing.Queue behavior involved in the reported race. Confirm the failure mode and identify the relevant Queue implementation before determining how completion should be verified.

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Description

topic-multiprocessing type-bug
BPO 32879
Nosy @tim-one, @sim0504
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  • code.py: Code that reproduce the behavior
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    assignee = None
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    created_at = <Date 2018-02-20.01:55:01.919>
    labels = ['type-bug']
    title = 'Race condition in multiprocessing Queue'
    updated_at = <Date 2019-11-10.22:05:56.670>
    user = 'https://github.com/sim0504'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

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    files = ['47453']
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    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32879'
    versions = ['Python 3.6']
    

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