Python: when to use pty.fork() versus os.fork()

Question

I\'m uncertain whether to use pty.fork() or os.fork() when spawning external background processes from my app. (Such as chess engines)

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Answer 1

Pseudotermials are necessary for some applications that really expect a terminal. An interactive shell is one of these examples but there are many other. The pty.fork option is not there as another os.fork but as a specific API to use a pseudoterminal.