#!/usr/bin/env python3
from functools import partial
from itertools import repeat
from multiprocessing import Pool, freeze_support
def func(a, b):
return a + b
def main():
a_args = [1,2,3]
second_arg = 1
with Pool() as pool:
L = pool.starmap(func, [(1, 1), (2, 1), (3, 1)])
M = pool.starmap(func, zip(a_args, repeat(second_arg)))
N = pool.map(partial(func, b=second_arg), a_args)
assert L == M == N
if __name__=="__main__":
freeze_support()
main()