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multiprocessing.get_start_method
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The return value can be ``'fork'``, ``'spawn'``, ``'forkserver'``
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or ``None``. ``'fork'`` is the default on Unix, while ``'spawn'`` is
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- the default on Windows.
+ the default on Windows and macOS.
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+.. versionchanged:: 3.8
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+ On macOS, the *spawn* start method is now the default. The *fork* start
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+ method should be considered unsafe as it can lead to crashes of the
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+ subprocess. See :issue:`33725`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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