Class DupHandle

Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py:104–135

Picklable wrapper for a handle.

        return conn.recv().detach()

    class DupHandle(object):
        '''Picklable wrapper for a handle.'''
        def __init__(self, handle, access, pid=None):
            if pid is None:
                # We just duplicate the handle in the current process and
                # let the receiving process steal the handle.
                pid = os.getpid()
            proc = _winapi.OpenProcess(_winapi.PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, False, pid)
            try:
                self._handle = _winapi.DuplicateHandle(
                    _winapi.GetCurrentProcess(),
                    handle, proc, access, False, 0)
            finally:
                _winapi.CloseHandle(proc)
            self._access = access
            self._pid = pid

        def detach(self):
            '''Get the handle.  This should only be called once.'''
            # retrieve handle from process which currently owns it
            if self._pid == os.getpid():
                # The handle has already been duplicated for this process.
                return self._handle
            # We must steal the handle from the process whose pid is self._pid.
            proc = _winapi.OpenProcess(_winapi.PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, False,
                                       self._pid)
            try:
                return _winapi.DuplicateHandle(
                    proc, self._handle, _winapi.GetCurrentProcess(),
                    self._access, False, _winapi.DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE)
            finally:
                _winapi.CloseHandle(proc)

else:
    # Unix