“select” on multiple Python multiprocessing Queues?

Question

What\'s the best way to wait (without spinning) until something is available in either one of two (multiprocessing) Queues, where both reside on the same system?

Answer 1

It doesn't look like there's an official way to handle this yet. Or at least, not based on this:

• http://bugs.python.org/issue3831

You could try something like what this post is doing -- accessing the underlying pipe filehandles:

• http://haltcondition.net/?p=2319

and then use select.