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Multiprocessing freeze support unclear

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3.10 3.11 3.9 (EOL) stdlib topic-multiprocessing
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Description

BPO 45016
Nosy @ronaldoussoren

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-08-26.15:13:28.294>
labels = ['library', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
title = 'Multiprocessing freeze support unclear'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-26.15:13:28.294>
user = 'https://github.com/ronaldoussoren'

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actor = 'ronaldoussoren'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
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closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2021-08-26.15:13:28.294>
creator = 'ronaldoussoren'
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files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45016
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message_count = 1.0
messages = ['400354']
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nosy_names = ['ronaldoussoren']
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
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status = 'open'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45016'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by clarifying what “freeze support” means for multiprocessing and identifying whether the gap is documentation or library behavior; done should be defined before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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