String arguments in python multiprocessing

Question

I\'m trying to pass a string argument to a target function in a process. Somehow, the string is interpreted as a list of as many arguments as there are characters.

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Answer 1

You have to pass

p = multiprocessing.Process(target=write, args=('hello',))

Notice the comma! Otherwise it is interpreted as a simple string and not as a 1 element tuple.