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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-08-15-09-47-23.gh-issue-155717.jWFLR2.rst
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:mod:`multiprocessing`'s default start method on systems with non-writeable
tempfile filesystem is now :ref:`"spawn" <multiprocessing-start-methods>`
instead of ``"forkserver"``. Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
:mod:`multiprocessing`'s default start method is now
:ref:`"spawn" <multiprocessing-start-methods>` instead of ``"forkserver"``
when there is no writable temporary directory, such as on a read-only file
system. Previously starting a process failed with an :exc:`OSError` there.
Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
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