Function pack()
Description
Pack any value into a string. This is useful when you want to pass array or simple object to the parent/child process. This function is a wrapper of json.encode({packed: ...}). Warning: this function is now deprecated, and will be removed on the future release
pack(data)Parameters
data(any) — A value to be packed. Note: since this function is a wrapper ofjson.encode(), you cannot use this function to pack a "complex" object that stores reference to a memory address. For example:pack(gui_window())will be packed asnull
Return Value
string— Returns the packed string
Usage Example
import multiprocess
' Do some intensive operations...
process_return(pack([data1, data2, {a: 10, b: 20}]))