share dictionary between processes

[Wolodja Wentland]

On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 23:48 -0800, blumenkraft wrote:
> I want to share dictionary between two distinct processes.
> Something like this:
> 
> first.py
> import magic_share_module
> def create_dictionary():
>     return {"a": 1}
> 
> magic_share_module.share("shared_dictionary",
> creator.create_dictionary)
> while True:
>      pass

Have a look at multiprocessing.Manager() it provides (among other
things) proxies for dictionaries that can be used in different threads.
These are even accessible on different hosts if configures correctly.
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