Python: multiprocessing: is_alive(): Check whether process is alive

‘is_alive()’ method return True if process is alive, else False.

from multiprocessing import Process
import multiprocessing


def print_data():
    name = multiprocessing.current_process().name
    id = multiprocessing.current_process().pid
    print(name, id)

if __name__=="__main__":
    proc1 = Process(name='process1', target=print_data)
    proc1.start()

    print("Is proc1 alive ",proc1.is_alive())
    proc1.join()
    print("Is proc1 alive ",proc1.is_alive())

    print("Finished")

Output

Is proc1 alive  True
process1 31761
Is proc1 alive  False
Finished

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