mpas_tools.parallel.create_pool

mpas_tools.parallel.create_pool(process_count=None, method='forkserver')[source]

Crate a pool for creating masks with Python multiprocessing. This should be called only once at the beginning of the script performing cell culling. pool.terminate() should be called before exiting the script.

Parameters:

process_count (int, optional) – The number of processors or None to use all available processors
method ({'fork', 'spawn', 'forkserver'}) – The mutiprocessing method

Returns:

pool (multiprocessing.Pool) – A pool to use for python-based mask creation.