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List:       python-idle-dev
Subject:    Re: [Idle-dev] multiprocessing module and IDLE without subprocess
From:       "Tal Einat" <taleinat () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-12-02 16:10:47
Message-ID: 7afdee2f0812020810n5725206ey3ff8c9e56d7f0d77 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Weeble wrote:
> I'm also curious why IDLE uses sockets to communicate with the
> subprocess in the first place. Are other forms of IPC not suitable?
>

Generally speaking, using sockets is the most portable form of IPC
across all platforms. You'll see that most RPC libraries use sockets,
if not all of them. (IDLE uses a custom RPC mechanism to communicate
with the sub-process). And communicating via sockets is certainly fast
enough for IDLE's needs.
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