Why does pool run the entire file multiple times?

Question

I\'m trying to understand the output from this Python 2.7.5 example script:

import time
from multiprocessing import Pool

print(time.strftime(\'%Y-%m-%d %H:%         


        

Answer 1

Multiprocessing needs to import your script in each subprocess in order to use the go() function. When your script is imported, it prints the date. If you only want something to run in the main script, put it in the if __name__ == '__main__' block.