emacs-ipython-notebook/tests/notebook/nbformat4/Background Jobs.ipynb
John Miller 127039e2aa Bump version.
Bump version (hope I found everywhere that it is documented). Fix
old-style print statements in one of the test notebooks.
2015-07-04 08:50:53 -05:00

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"source": [
"# Simple interactive bacgkround jobs with IPython\n",
"\n",
"We start by loading the `backgroundjobs` library and defining a few trivial functions to illustrate things with."
]
},
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"source": [
"from IPython.lib import backgroundjobs as bg\n",
"\n",
"import sys\n",
"import time\n",
"\n",
"def sleepfunc(interval=2, *a, **kw):\n",
" args = dict(interval=interval,\n",
" args=a,\n",
" kwargs=kw)\n",
" time.sleep(interval)\n",
" return args\n",
"\n",
"def diefunc(interval=2, *a, **kw):\n",
" time.sleep(interval)\n",
" raise Exception(\"Dead job with interval %s\" % interval)\n",
"\n",
"def printfunc(interval=1, reps=5):\n",
" for n in range(reps):\n",
" time.sleep(interval)\n",
" print('In the background...', n)\n",
" sys.stdout.flush()\n",
" print('All done!')\n",
" sys.stdout.flush()"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
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"tags": [
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]
},
"source": [
"Now, we can create a job manager (called simply `jobs`) and use it to submit new jobs.\n",
"\n",
"Run the cell below, it will show when the jobs start. Wait a few seconds until you see the 'all done' completion message:"
]
},
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{
"data": {
"text/plain": [
"<BackgroundJob #3: printfunc(1,3)>"
]
},
"execution_count": 4,
"metadata": {},
"output_type": "execute_result"
},
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Starting job # 0 in a separate thread.\n",
"Starting job # 2 in a separate thread.\n",
"Starting job # 3 in a separate thread.\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"jobs = bg.BackgroundJobManager()\n",
"\n",
"# Start a few jobs, the first one will have ID # 0\n",
"jobs.new(sleepfunc, 4)\n",
"jobs.new(sleepfunc, kw={'reps':2})\n",
"jobs.new('printfunc(1,3)')"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true,
"tags": [
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]
},
"source": [
"You can check the status of your jobs at any time:"
]
},
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"execution_count": 7,
"metadata": {
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"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Completed jobs:\n",
"0 : <function sleepfunc at 0x0000000005718F28>\n",
"2 : <function sleepfunc at 0x0000000005718F28>\n",
"3 : printfunc(1,3)\n",
"\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"jobs.status()"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
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"tags": [
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]
},
"source": [
"For any completed job, you can get its result easily:"
]
},
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"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"jobs[0].result"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
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},
"source": [
"## Errors and tracebacks"
]
},
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"metadata": {
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},
"source": [
"The jobs manager tries to help you with debugging:"
]
},
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"name": "stdout",
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"text": [
"Starting job # 4 in a separate thread.\n",
"Starting job # 5 in a separate thread.\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"# This makes a couple of jobs which will die. Let's keep a reference to\n",
"# them for easier traceback reporting later\n",
"diejob1 = jobs.new(diefunc, 1)\n",
"diejob2 = jobs.new(diefunc, 2)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
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"collapsed": true,
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"worksheet-0"
]
},
"source": [
"You can get the traceback of any dead job. Run the line\n",
"below again interactively until it prints a traceback (check the status\n",
"of the job):\n"
]
},
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"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Status of diejob1: Dead (Exception), call jobs.traceback() for details\n",
"\u001b[1;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)\n",
"\u001b[1;32mC:\\Users\\millejoh\\Miniconda3\\envs\\py34\\lib\\site-packages\\IPython\\lib\\backgroundjobs.py\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mcall\u001b[1;34m(self)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 489\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 490\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mcall\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m--> 491\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mreturn\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0margs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m<ipython-input-3-068d5f1349fc>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mdiefunc\u001b[1;34m(interval, *a, **kw)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 13\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mdiefunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m2\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0ma\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkw\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 14\u001b[0m \u001b[0mtime\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msleep\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m---> 15\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mException\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;34m\"Dead job with interval %s\"\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m%\u001b[0m \u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32m 16\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 17\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mprintfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m1\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mreps\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m5\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m: Dead job with interval 1\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print( \"Status of diejob1:\", diejob1.status)\n",
"diejob1.traceback() # jobs.traceback(4) would also work here, with the job number"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
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},
"source": [
"This will print all tracebacks for all dead jobs:"
]
},
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"execution_count": 15,
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"collapsed": false,
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{
"name": "stdout",
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"text": [
"Traceback for: <BackgroundJob #4: <function diefunc at 0x314f668>>\n",
"\u001b[1;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)\n",
"\u001b[1;32m/home/fperez/usr/opt/virtualenv/ipython-0.13.2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/lib/backgroundjobs.pyc\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mcall\u001b[1;34m(self)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 482\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 483\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mcall\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m--> 484\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mreturn\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0margs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m<ipython-input-1-fbbbd0d2a1c3>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mdiefunc\u001b[1;34m(interval, *a, **kw)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 13\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mdiefunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m2\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0ma\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkw\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 14\u001b[0m \u001b[0mtime\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msleep\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m---> 15\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mException\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;34m\"Dead job with interval %s\"\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m%\u001b[0m \u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32m 16\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 17\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mprintfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m1\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mreps\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m5\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m: Dead job with interval 1\n",
"\n",
"Traceback for: <BackgroundJob #5: <function diefunc at 0x314f668>>\n",
"\u001b[1;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)\n",
"\u001b[1;32m/home/fperez/usr/opt/virtualenv/ipython-0.13.2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/lib/backgroundjobs.pyc\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mcall\u001b[1;34m(self)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 482\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 483\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mcall\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m--> 484\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mreturn\u001b[0m \u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0margs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mself\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkwargs\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m<ipython-input-1-fbbbd0d2a1c3>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36mdiefunc\u001b[1;34m(interval, *a, **kw)\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 13\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mdiefunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m2\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m*\u001b[0m\u001b[0ma\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m**\u001b[0m\u001b[0mkw\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 14\u001b[0m \u001b[0mtime\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m.\u001b[0m\u001b[0msleep\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[1;32m---> 15\u001b[1;33m \u001b[1;32mraise\u001b[0m \u001b[0mException\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[1;34m\"Dead job with interval %s\"\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m%\u001b[0m \u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0m\u001b[0;32m 16\u001b[0m \u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\u001b[0;32m 17\u001b[0m \u001b[1;32mdef\u001b[0m \u001b[0mprintfunc\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0minterval\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m1\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m,\u001b[0m \u001b[0mreps\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m=\u001b[0m\u001b[1;36m5\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m)\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m:\u001b[0m\u001b[1;33m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n",
"\n",
"\u001b[1;31mException\u001b[0m: Dead job with interval 2\n",
"\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"jobs.traceback()"
]
},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"source": [
"The job manager can be flushed of all completed jobs at any time:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 12,
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Flushing 3 Completed jobs.\n",
"Flushing 2 Dead jobs.\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"jobs.flush()"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"source": [
"After that, the status is simply empty:"
]
},
{
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"execution_count": 13,
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"jobs.status()"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true,
"tags": [
"worksheet-0"
]
},
"source": [
"Jobs have a `.join` method that lets you wait on their thread for completion:"
]
},
{
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"execution_count": null,
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false,
"tags": [
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]
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"j = jobs.new(sleepfunc, 2)\n",
"j.join?"
]
},
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"metadata": {
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"tags": [
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]
},
"source": [
"## Exercise\n",
"\n",
"1. Start a new job that calls `sleepfunc` with a 5-second wait\n",
"2. Print a short message that indicates you are waiting (note: you'll need to flush stdout to see that print output appear).\n",
"3. Wait on the job and then print its result."
]
}
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