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| 2 | .. _ipc: |
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| 4 | ***************************************** |
| 5 | Interprocess Communication and Networking |
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| 7 | |
| 8 | The modules described in this chapter provide mechanisms for different processes |
| 9 | to communicate. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | Some modules only work for two processes that are on the same machine, e.g. |
| 12 | :mod:`signal` and :mod:`subprocess`. Other modules support networking protocols |
| 13 | that two or more processes can used to communicate across machines. |
| 14 | |
| 15 | The list of modules described in this chapter is: |
| 16 | |
| 17 | |
| 18 | .. toctree:: |
| 19 | |
| 20 | subprocess.rst |
| 21 | socket.rst |
| 22 | signal.rst |
| 23 | popen2.rst |
| 24 | asyncore.rst |
| 25 | asynchat.rst |