# HG changeset patch
# User paulb
# Date 1189900015 0
# Node ID 761f6fca5e2edcc5e560315c033e4823ff69529d
# Parent  ebd8b8e451ec9f7548f64a5bcfdfa5b1cfab88e7
[project @ 2007-09-15 23:46:55 by paulb]
Added a create method for the Map class.

diff -r ebd8b8e451ec -r 761f6fca5e2e pprocess.py
--- a/pprocess.py	Sat Sep 15 19:42:24 2007 +0000
+++ b/pprocess.py	Sat Sep 15 23:46:55 2007 +0000
@@ -609,6 +609,18 @@
         self.results.append(None) # placeholder
         Exchange.start(self, callable, *args, **kw)
 
+    def create(self):
+
+        """
+        Using pprocess.create, create a new process and return the created
+        communications channel to the created process. In the creating process,
+        return None - the channel receiving data from the created process will
+        be automatically managed by this exchange.
+        """
+
+        self.results.append(None) # placeholder
+        return Exchange.create(self)
+
     def __call__(self, callable, sequence):
 
         "Wrap and invoke 'callable' for each element in the 'sequence'."