How do I split dicts in Python across multiple processes?

This article explains how to split dictionaries in Python across multiple processes using the `multiprocessing` module.

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import multiprocessing

def process_dict(chunk):
    # Process each dictionary chunk
    for key, value in chunk.items():
        print(f"Key: {key}, Value: {value}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Example dictionary to be split
    my_dict = {i: i * 2 for i in range(100)}
    
    # Split the dictionary into chunks for multiprocessing
    num_processes = 4
    chunk_size = len(my_dict) // num_processes
    chunks = [dict(list(my_dict.items())[i:i + chunk_size]) for i in range(0, len(my_dict), chunk_size)]
    
    # Create a pool of processes
    with multiprocessing.Pool(processes=num_processes) as pool:
        pool.map(process_dict, chunks)
    

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