{"id":236,"date":"2024-10-11T06:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/?p=236"},"modified":"2024-10-11T20:59:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:29:53","slug":"python-threadpoolexecutor-vs-processpoolexecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/python-threadpoolexecutor-vs-processpoolexecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between\u00a0ThreadPoolExecutor\u00a0and ProcessPoolExecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, you&#8217;ll explore the distinctions between <strong>ThreadPoolExecutor <\/strong>and <strong>ProcessPoolExecutor <\/strong>and gain insights into when to employ them in your Python endeavors. Now, let&#8217;s begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">What exactly does ThreadPoolExecutor entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ThreadPoolExecutor <\/strong>is a Python class that offers a thread pool mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A thread represents a unit of execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Threads are associated with processes and have the capability to share memory, encompassing both state and data, among other threads within the same process. In Python, as in numerous contemporary programming languages, threads are generated and controlled by the underlying operating system, typically referred to as system threads or native threads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To establish a thread pool, you can create an instance of this class and designate the desired number of threads using the <strong>max_workers <\/strong>parameter. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor\nexecutor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10)\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">from<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> concurrent<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">futures <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">import<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> ThreadPoolExecutor<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">executor <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">ThreadPoolExecutor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">max_workers<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">10<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can leverage the thread pool&#8217;s power by sending tasks for execution using the <code>map()<\/code> and <code>submit()<\/code> functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <code>map()<\/code> function works similarly to Python&#8217;s built-in <code>map()<\/code> function. It accepts a function and an iterable of items. The specified function is then applied to each item in the iterable as individual tasks within the thread pool. If the function yields results, you&#8217;ll get an iterable of those results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that the call to <code>map()<\/code> doesn&#8217;t block the program, but the results you obtain from the returned iterator will block until their corresponding tasks are finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s an illustrative example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# call a function on each item in a list and process results\nfor result in executor.map(task, items):\n\t# process result...\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># call a function on each item in a list and process results<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">map<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> items<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">):<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># process result...<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can send tasks to the pool using the <code>submit()<\/code> function. It requires the target function and any arguments, returning a <code>Future<\/code> object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <code>Future<\/code> object allows you to check the task&#8217;s status (e.g., <code>done()<\/code>, <code>running()<\/code>, or <code>cancelled()<\/code>) and retrieve its result or raised exception once it&#8217;s completed. Just be aware that <code>result()<\/code> and <code>exception()<\/code> calls will block until the associated task is finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# submit a task to the pool and get a future immediately\nfuture = executor.submit(task, item)\n# get the result once the task is done\nresult = future.result()\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># submit a task to the pool and get a future immediately<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">future <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">submit<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> item<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># get the result once the task is done<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> future<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">result<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">()<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&#8217;re done with the thread pool, you can shut it down using the <code>shutdown()<\/code> function to release worker threads and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# shutdown the thread pool\nexecutor.shutdown()\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 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style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# create a thread pool\nwith ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10) as executor:\n\t# call a function on each item in a list and process results\n\tfor result in executor.map(task, items):\n\t\t# process result...\n\t# ...\n# shutdown is called automatically\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># create a thread pool<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">with<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">ThreadPoolExecutor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">max_workers<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">10<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">as<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">:<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># call a function on each item in a list and process results<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">map<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> items<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">):<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># process result...<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># ...<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># shutdown is called automatically<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>ProcessPoolExecutor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ProcessPoolExecutor <\/strong>offers a Python process pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A process is a program instance with a main thread, possible additional threads, and the ability to spawn child processes. Python, like many modern languages, relies on the operating system to create and manage processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a process pool, simply instantiate the class and specify the number of processes using the <strong>max_workers <\/strong>argument. For instance,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor\n\n# Create a process pool with 10 workers\nexecutor = ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=10)\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">from<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> concurrent<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">futures <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">import<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> ProcessPoolExecutor<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># Create a process pool with 10 workers<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">executor <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">ProcessPoolExecutor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">max_workers<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">10<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can send tasks to the process pool using the <code>map()<\/code> and <code>submit()<\/code> functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>map()<\/code> works like Python&#8217;s built-in <code>map()<\/code>. It takes a function and an iterable, executing the function for each item as separate tasks in the process pool. You&#8217;ll get an iterable of results if the function returns values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note, though, that <code>map()<\/code> doesn&#8217;t block the program, but results from the iterator will block until their tasks are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# call a function on each item in a list and process results\nfor result in executor.map(task, items):\n\t# process result...\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># call a function on each item in a list and process results<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">map<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> items<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">):<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># process result...<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can send tasks using <code>submit()<\/code>, which takes a target function and arguments, returning a <code>Future<\/code> object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <code>Future<\/code> can query task status (e.g., <code>done()<\/code>, <code>running()<\/code>, or <code>cancelled()<\/code>) and retrieve results or exceptions when ready. Just remember that <code>result()<\/code> and <code>exception()<\/code> calls block until the task finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# submit a task to the pool and get a future immediately\nfuture = executor.submit(task, item)\n# get the result once the task is done\nresult = future.result()\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># submit a task to the pool and get a future immediately<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">future <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">submit<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> item<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># get the result once the task is done<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> future<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">result<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">()<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When done with the process pool, call <code>shutdown()<\/code> to release worker processes and their resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# shutdown the process pool\nexecutor.shutdown()\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># shutdown the process pool<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">shutdown<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">()<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Simplify creating and closing the process pool using a context manager, which auto-triggers the <code>shutdown()<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"# create a process pool\nwith ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=10) as executor:\n\t# call a function on each item in a list and process results\n\tfor result in executor.map(task, items):\n\t\t# process result...\n\t# ...\n# shutdown is called automatically\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># create a process pool<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">with<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">ProcessPoolExecutor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">max_workers<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">10<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">)<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">as<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">:<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># call a function on each item in a list and process results<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> result <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> executor<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #88C0D0\">map<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">(<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">task<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> items<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">):<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># process result...<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\t<\/span><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># ...<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #616E88\"># shutdown is called automatically<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Comparing ThreadPoolExecutor and ProcessPoolExecutor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have a good grasp of ThreadPoolExecutor and ProcessPoolExecutor, let&#8217;s explore their similarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e3e32e1951932c0222984bcfd288cf68\"><strong>Common Ancestry with Executor Both ThreadPoolExecutor and ProcessPoolExecutor inherit from the Executor class within concurrent.futures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This abstract class establishes a unified interface for executing asynchronous tasks, encompassing key functions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>submit()<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>map()<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shutdown()<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Consequently, both classes share a parallel lifecycle in terms of pool creation, task execution, and termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, they coexist within the concurrent.futures module namespace, forming the foundation for their shared traits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b061e64592eaeecc79a1d805d4567a12\"><strong>Pool Management for Versatile Task Execution Both classes excel in managing pools of workers for executing diverse tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don&#8217;t impose restrictions on task characteristics, whether it&#8217;s about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Task duration: be it long or short tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task types: whether tasks are uniform or varied.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, both classes provide a flexible workforce for handling a wide range of tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d218f4980aadf0d509deef0c99b7016\"><strong>Consistent Usage of Futures Both classes return Future instances upon submitting tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This uniformity ensures a consistent interface for monitoring task status and fetching results from ongoing tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, it facilitates the utilization of shared utility module functions like wait() and as_completed() when orchestrating groups of tasks through their Future objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These commonalities simplify the transition between the two classes, allowing knowledge transfer between them and enabling code to be agnostic to the specific Executor type, seamlessly switching between threads and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-1024x383.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/farrukhnaveed.co\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image.png 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, you&#8217;ll explore the distinctions between ThreadPoolExecutor and ProcessPoolExecutor and gain insights into when to employ them in your Python endeavors. 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