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Broken Pipe in Server of Manager in multiprocessing when finalizing, sometimes

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

BPO 44614
Nosy @markshannon, @mutax
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  • race2.py
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-07-12.22:07:45.419>
    labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9']
    title = 'Broken Pipe in Server of Manager in multiprocessing when finalizing, sometimes'
    updated_at = <Date 2021-07-13.13:25:37.945>
    user = 'https://github.com/mutax'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2021-07-13.13:25:37.945>
    actor = 'Mark.Shannon'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Library (Lib)']
    creation = <Date 2021-07-12.22:07:45.419>
    creator = 'mutax'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['50145']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 44614
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 1.0
    messages = ['397358']
    nosy_count = 2.0
    nosy_names = ['Mark.Shannon', 'mutax']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'behavior'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44614'
    versions = ['Python 3.9']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the uploaded reproduction, race2.py, and run it against the multiprocessing Manager server during finalization to observe the intermittent BrokenPipeError. Trace the Manager server's finalization path and identify the conditions that close or use the pipe; done means the reproduction no longer reports a broken pipe during finalization.

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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
    25/100

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