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@@ -2723,12 +2723,7 @@ start method.
More picklability
- Ensure that all arguments to :meth:`Process.__init__` are
- picklable. This means, in particular, that bound or unbound
- methods cannot be used directly as the ``target`` (unless you use
- the *fork* start method) --- just define a function and use that
- instead.
-
+ Ensure that all arguments to :meth:`Process.__init__` are picklable.
Also, if you subclass :class:`~multiprocessing.Process` then make sure that
instances will be picklable when the :meth:`Process.start
<multiprocessing.Process.start>` method is called.