Getting TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

Question

I am currently facing the mentioned error by running a very simple code :

Code:

import multiprocessing as mp
import time as t

def do_something():
       t.sleep(1)
       print("Done Sleeping")

p1 = mp.process(target=do_something)
p2 = mp.process(target=do_something)

p1.start()
p2.start()

p1.join()
p2.join()

I get

Error: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

Not sure what really is wrong here. Can you help me understanding what is my mistake?

Answer 1

The Process class needs a capital P to be picked up.

Without the capital you are trying to instantiate the module: multiprocessing.process.

Try the following:

import multiprocessing as mp
import time as t

def do_something():
   t.sleep(1)
   print("Done Sleeping")

p1 = mp.Process(target=do_something)
p2 = mp.Process(target=do_something)

p1.start()
p2.start()

p1.join()
p2.join()