#!/usr/bin/env python
     # encoding: utf-8
     #
     # Copyright (c) 2008 Doug Hellmann All rights reserved.
     #
     """Passing arguments to threads when they are created
     """
     #end_pymotw_header
     
     import multiprocessing
     
     def worker(num):
         """thread worker function"""
         print 'Worker:', num
         return
     
     if __name__ == '__main__':
         jobs = []
         for i in range(5):
             p = multiprocessing.Process(target=worker, args=(i,))
             jobs.append(p)
             p.start()