docs/examples/parallel/helloworld.py

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# # Distributed hello world
# 
# Originally by Ken Kinder (ken at kenkinder dom com)

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from IPython.parallel import Client

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rc = Client()
view = rc.load_balanced_view()

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def sleep_and_echo(t, msg):
    import time
    time.sleep(t)
    return msg

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world = view.apply_async(sleep_and_echo, 3, 'World!')
hello = view.apply_async(sleep_and_echo, 2, 'Hello')

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print "Submitted tasks:", hello.msg_ids, world.msg_ids
print hello.get(), world.get()