airflow/utils/mixins.py

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import multiprocessing

from airflow.configuration import conf


class MultiprocessingStartMethodMixin:
    """Convenience class to add support for different types of multiprocessing."""

    def _get_multiprocessing_start_method(self) -> str:
        """
        Determine method of creating new processes by checking if the
        mp_start_method is set in configs, else, it uses the OS default.
        """
        if conf.has_option('core', 'mp_start_method'):
            return conf.get('core', 'mp_start_method')

        method = multiprocessing.get_start_method()
        if not method:
            raise ValueError("Failed to determine start method")
        return method