Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.01; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229.12': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'received:lo.gmane.org': 0.09; 'subject:create': 0.09; 'consult': 0.16; 'from:addr:behnel.de': 0.16; 'from:addr:stefan_ml': 0.16; 'from:name:stefan behnel': 0.16; 'twisted': 0.16; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'received:84': 0.28; 'stefan': 0.29; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'too': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.34; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.34; 'there': 0.34; 'subject:How': 0.36; 'using': 0.37; 'received:org': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'think': 0.38; 'header:Mime-Version:1': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'your': 0.60; 'matter': 0.61 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Stefan Behnel Subject: Re: How do twisted and multiprocessing.Process create zombies? Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:47:55 +0200 References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dslb-084-056-063-046.pools.arcor-ip.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.17) Gecko/20110424 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.10 In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 11 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1309913292 news.xs4all.nl 21873 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44722 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:8881 bitcycle, 05.07.2011 23:52: > In python, using twisted loopingcall, multiprocessing.Process, and multiprocessing.Queue; is it possible to create a zombie process. And, if so, then how? I think it's best to consult your local Voodoo master on the matter of zombie creation processes. That being said, there are far too many zombies around already, so please don't add to that. Stefan