On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:47 PM, <ommer.sim...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to figure out parallel process python code. Something > similar to fork funtion in C. > > For example, I using sniff tool in scapy to capture packets but i want > this to run in the background: > > ------- > from scapy.all import * > import subprocess > import netsnmp > > pkts=sniff(iface="eth0",filter="UDP",count=100) # This should run in > the background > > print "Next Code."' > --------- > > > "Next Code." should be printed out right away and does not have to > wait for pkts=sniff(...) to finish. > > Any ideas?
Why not use os.fork(), it is the same as C's fork? if os.fork(): # Returns 0 to child, non-zero to parent # Do parent stuff else: # Do child stuff -- Thanks, Minesh Patel -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
