Function PipeClient

Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py:712–737

Return a connection object connected to the pipe given by `address`

(address)

                _winapi.CloseHandle(handle)

    def PipeClient(address):
        '''
        Return a connection object connected to the pipe given by `address`
        '''
        t = _init_timeout()
        while 1:
            try:
                _winapi.WaitNamedPipe(address, 1000)
                h = _winapi.CreateFile(
                    address, _winapi.GENERIC_READ | _winapi.GENERIC_WRITE,
                    0, _winapi.NULL, _winapi.OPEN_EXISTING,
                    _winapi.FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED, _winapi.NULL
                    )
            except OSError as e:
                if e.winerror not in (_winapi.ERROR_SEM_TIMEOUT,
                                      _winapi.ERROR_PIPE_BUSY) or _check_timeout(t):
                    raise
            else:
                break
        else:
            raise

        _winapi.SetNamedPipeHandleState(
            h, _winapi.PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE, None, None
            )
        return PipeConnection(h)

#
# Authentication stuff