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In Python 3.14, the default method that `multiprocessing` uses to start a process on POSIX platforms changed from `fork` to `forkserver`. We cannot use `forkserver`, unless we restructure our code, so we need to explicitly set the start method to `fork` when running on Linux using Python 3.14 or later.
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Looks good -- nice that the fix was so simple.
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I was wondering. There are now two cases in which we basically enforce the use of |
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Yes, good point. It would be simpler just to set it always to |
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I changed the code to always use |
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In Python 3.14, the default method that
multiprocessinguses to start a process on POSIX platforms changed fromforktoforkserver. We cannot useforkserver, unless we restructure our code, so we need to explicitly set the start method toforkwhen running on Linux using Python 3.14 or later.Fixes #265