[Python-checkins] [python/cpython] 896145: bpo-26732: fix too many fds in processes started w...

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  Branch: refs/heads/master
  Home:   https://github.com/python/cpython
  Commit: 896145d9d266ee2758cfcd7691238cbc1f9e1ab8
      https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/896145d9d266ee2758cfcd7691238cbc1f9e1ab8
  Author: Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr>
  Date:   2017-07-22 (Sat, 22 Jul 2017)

  Changed paths:
    M Lib/multiprocessing/forkserver.py
    M Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
    M Lib/test/libregrtest/refleak.py
    M Lib/test/support/__init__.py
    A Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-07-22-12-12-42.bpo-26732.lYLWBH.rst

  Log Message:
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  bpo-26732: fix too many fds in processes started with the "forkserver" method (#2813)

* bpo-26732: fix too many fds in processes started with the "forkserver" method

A child process would inherit as many fds as the number of still-running children.

* Add blurb and test comment