Changelog | gipc @ PyPI | gipc @ GitHub
Overview
gipc (pronunciation as in “gipsy”) enables reliable child process management and non-blocking inter-process communication in gevent-driven software projects.
Using Python's multiprocessing package in the context of a
codebase that also uses gevent is error-prone and may break the application in
various subtle ways.
With gipc, multiprocessing.Process-based child processes can safely be
created anywhere within your gevent-powered application. The API of
multiprocessing.Process objects is provided in a gevent-cooperative way.
Also, gipc provides a pipe-based transport layer for gevent-cooperative
inter-greenlet and inter-process communication. gipc is lightweight and easy to
integrate.
From 2012 to 2018 gipc's home was at bitbucket.org/jgehrcke/gipc. Since then development has continued on GitHub.
Code examples
Individual example programs can be found in the examples directory.
Documentation
Visit https://gehrcke.de/gipc for installation instructions, API docs, code examples, and in-depth information.
Platform support
The current version of gipc works on CPython 3.6 through 3.10. It supports gevent versions 1.5 and newer and supports both, Unix-like systems as well as Windows. On Linux and macOS, gipc also works with PyPy.
gipc's continuous integration (CI) pipeline automatically executes a wide range of tests on Linux, Darwin (macOS), and Windows.
Who uses it?
- pyethapp
- disco (Discord Python library)
- bliss
- esdocs
- Wishbone
- Quantopian’s remote Python debugger
- Ajenti
- HoneyBadgerBFT
- iDigBio
- Chronology
- GDriveFS
- NetCall
- SiteScan
- PokeAlarm
- gipcrpc
- etcd-gevent
Are you using gipc in your project? Please drop me a line!
How to run the tests?
gipc's tests are written for pytest. With the repository's root directory being the current working directory you can run the tests like this:
$ pip install -r requirements-tests.txt $ cd test && pytest -vv --cov-report term --cov-report html --cov gipc
Contact & help
Your feedback and questions are highly appreciated. Please contact me via mail at [email protected] or use the GitHub issue tracker.
Author & license
gipc is written and maintained by Jan-Philip Gehrcke. It is licensed under the MIT license (see LICENSE file).
I am thankful for all contributions (bug reports, code, great questions) from:
- Guy Rozendorn
- John Ricklefs
- Heungsub Lee
- Alex Besogonov
- Jonathan Kamens
- Akhil Acharya
- John Porter
- James Addison
- Oliver Margetts
- ... and others