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Created October 15, 2012 21:57
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create cpu load in python
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Produces load on all available CPU cores
"""
from multiprocessing import Pool
from multiprocessing import cpu_count
def f(x):
while True:
x*x
if __name__ == '__main__':
processes = cpu_count()
print 'utilizing %d cores\n' % processes
pool = Pool(processes)
pool.map(f, range(processes))
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Those who are in newer version of python, don't forget to put parenthesis in: print 'utilizing %d cores\n' % processes .. so as look like: print ('utilizing %d cores\n' % processes)

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