On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Thomas Raef <tr...@ebasedsecurity.com> wrote: > I now want to run multiple instances of this program on a client, after > receiving the command line and args from a broker, dispatcher, whatever you > want to call it.
You can use the subprocess module. > I've read where forks will run programs but they replace the calling program > – is that correct? Am I reading that right? If so, then my client program > will have to use forks so it can run a program. Then are threads to run > functions and not full-fledged programs? Forking creates a clone/child process of the parent. You probably want os.system or subprocess. > When, if ever, would I want to look at implementing multiplexing? Single-process multiplexing (think event-driven) can often be far better in terms of performance. --JamesMills -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
