Method close

Lib/multiprocessing/shared_memory.py:225–236

Closes access to the shared memory from this instance but does not destroy the shared memory block.

(self)

        return self._size

    def close(self):
        """Closes access to the shared memory from this instance but does
        not destroy the shared memory block."""
        if self._buf is not None:
            self._buf.release()
            self._buf = None
        if self._mmap is not None:
            self._mmap.close()
            self._mmap = None
        if _USE_POSIX and self._fd >= 0:
            os.close(self._fd)
            self._fd = -1

    def unlink(self):
        """Requests that the underlying shared memory block be destroyed.