This simple module will start three processes that just count up forever, they will each run in a separate interpreter so won't be affected by the GIL. When you stop the main process the sub processes will die (after a delay of 5 seconds). I'm trying o

multi_proc_test.py

import time
import sys
from multiprocessing import Process, Pipe
def test_proc(name, conn):
    x = 0
    while True:
    #print x
        x += 1
        if conn.poll(10):
            conn.recv()
        else:
            break
        

class ProcessManagement:
    def __init__(self, name, proc, pipe):
        self.name = name
        self.proc = proc
        self.pipe = pipe        

def main():
    proc_name= ['a', 'b', 'c']
    procs = []
    for name in proc_name:
        parent_conn, child_conn = Pipe()
        p = Process(target=test_proc, args=(name, child_conn))
        procs.append(ProcessManagement(name, p, parent_conn))
        parent_conn.send(1)
        p.start()
        
    while True:
        for manager in procs:
            print 'Pid % is_alive:%s' %(manager.proc.pid, manager.proc.is_alive())
            manager.pipe.send(1)
        time.sleep(1)
        
        
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()