.. _ipc:

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17 Interprocess Communication and Networking
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The modules described in this chapter provide mechanisms for different processes
to communicate.

Some modules only work for two processes that are on the same machine, e.g.
:mod:`signal` and :mod:`subprocess`.  Other modules support networking protocols
that two or more processes can use to communicate across machines.

The list of modules described in this chapter is:


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :numbered:

   subprocess
   socket
   ssl
   signal
   popen2
   asyncore
   asynchat