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|  | Interprocess Communication and Networking | 
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|  | The modules described in this chapter provide mechanisms for different processes | 
|  | to communicate. | 
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|  | Some modules only work for two processes that are on the same machine, e.g. | 
|  | :mod:`signal` and :mod:`mmap`.  Other modules support networking protocols | 
|  | that two or more processes can use to communicate across machines. | 
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|  | The list of modules described in this chapter is: | 
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|  | .. toctree:: | 
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|  | socket.rst | 
|  | ssl.rst | 
|  | select.rst | 
|  | selectors.rst | 
|  | asyncio.rst | 
|  | asyncore.rst | 
|  | asynchat.rst | 
|  | signal.rst | 
|  | mmap.rst |