> >> os.fork() does that (on Mac and Unix). > > > >Okay, but how? > > Sorry, fork() is implemented strictly on a 'need to know' basis :-) > > >It seems to me that if the process which issued os.fork() ends, then > >the forked process also ends. > > No, no, they're not a quantum mechanic photon pair. Every process decides > for itself if and when to end. As long as it's not signalled/killed, that > is. > > >But the execute of longer( data ) should keep going even though the > >original program ended. I'm pretty sure it's something basic and > >probably I'm not aware of the right concepts and that's why I can't > >find the right place to look in the docs. > > You can search for "daemonize". > > Here's a recipe: > http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/66012 > > The concept is best explained in this book: > http://www.kohala.com/start/apue.html
Okay, thanks a lot, I'll look into that. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
