#!/usr/bin/python import os import sys from time import sleep pid = os.fork() if pid: while True: _pid, exit_status, _res_usage = os.wait4(pid, os.WNOHANG) print 'pid=%d _pid=%d, ret=0x%x' % (pid, _pid, exit_status) if pid == _pid: break else: # child sys.exit(0)