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multiprocessing breaks when payload fails to unpickle

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3.8 (EOL) stdlib topic-multiprocessing type-bug
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Description

BPO 39751
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @iritkatriel
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  • test_multiproc_error_unpickle.py: Test case
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    assignee = None
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    created_at = <Date 2020-02-25.16:37:00.081>
    labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'expert-email']
    title = 'multiprocessing breaks when payload fails to unpickle'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-09-07.19:38:22.546>
    user = 'https://bugs.python.org/JooEiras'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-09-07.19:38:22.546>
    actor = 'iritkatriel'
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    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
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    creation = <Date 2020-02-25.16:37:00.081>
    creator = 'Jo\xc3\xa3o Eiras'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['48915']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 39751
    keywords = []
    message_count = 2.0
    messages = ['362649', '401339']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'Jo\xc3\xa3o Eiras', 'iritkatriel']
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    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
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    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39751'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

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    Research direction

    Start by reading the uploaded test case, test_multiproc_error_unpickle.py, and trace the multiprocessing path exercised when the payload cannot be unpickled. Confirm the current failure behavior and define done as handling that failure without breaking multiprocessing; add or adapt regression coverage around the test case.

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    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    distributed-systems
    Issue type
    Bug
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    35/100

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