Add note that some multiprocessing examples don't work in the repl
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Description
| BPO | 45914 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @rhettinger, @terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @quattrozhou |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-11-28.04:37:54.305>
labels = ['3.11', 'type-bug', 'OS-windows', 'docs']
title = 'Very first multiprocessing example not working on Windows 11'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-04.07:37:31.190>
user = 'https://github.com/quattrozhou'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-12-04.07:37:31.190>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Windows']
creation = <Date 2021-11-28.04:37:54.305>
creator = 'quattrozhou'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45914
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['407186', '407189', '407638', '407646']
nosy_count = 9.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'terry.reedy', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'docs@python', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'quattrozhou']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45914'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the multiprocessing documentation examples that are affected when run in the REPL, with particular attention to the Windows behavior described in the issue. Update the relevant documentation to note the limitation, and confirm that the note accurately covers the examples that do not work in the REPL.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100