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516516Global start method
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519- Calling some functions or methods, or creating some objects, will implicitly
520- set the global start method to the system's default if it is not already
521- set. This can only be done once. Therefore, if you need to change the
522- start method, you must do so before calling these functions or methods, or
523- creating these objects.
519+ Python supports several ways to create and initialize a process. The global start method sets the default mechanism for creating a process.
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521+ Several multiprocessing functions and methods, as well as creating some objects, will implicitly
522+ set the global start method to the system's default, if the global start method is not already
523+ set. The global start method can only be done once. If you need to change the
524+ start method from the system default, you must proactively set the global start method
525+ before calling functions or methods, or creating these objects.
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