# 6. windows.pipe – Inter-Process Communication — PythonForWindows 1.0.3 documentation

# 6. `windows.pipe` – Inter-Process Communication

`windows.pipe` is wrapper around `_multiprocessing.PipeConnection` simplifiying its use.

The main improvement are:

> - send/recv object from a pipe name in one line

> - Context manager around pipe connection

Note

see sample windows.pipe

## 6.1. Helper functions

windows.pipe.create(addr, security_descriptor=None)

  Create a namedpipe pipe `addr`

  Returns type:

    `PipeConnection`

windows.pipe.connect(addr)

  Connect to the named pipe `addr`

  Returns type:

    `PipeConnection`

windows.pipe.recv_object(addr)

  Receive an object from pipe `addr`

windows.pipe.send_object(addr, obj)

  Send obj on pipe `addr`

windows.pipe.full_pipe_address(addr)

  Return the full address of the pipe addr

## 6.2. PipeConnection

class windows.pipe.PipeConnection(connection, name=None, server=False)

  A wrapper arround `_multiprocessing.PipeConnection` able to work as a ContextManager

  close()

    Close the handle of the pipe

  classmethod connect(addr)

    Connect to the named pipe `addr`

    Returns type:

      `PipeConnection`

  classmethod create(addr, security_descriptor=None)

    Create a namedpipe pipe `addr`

    Returns type:

      `PipeConnection`

  classmethod from_handle(phandle, *args, **kwargs)

    Create a `PipeConnection` from pipe handle phandle

  recv(*args, **kwargs)

    Send an object from the pipe

  send(*args, **kwargs)

    Send an object on the pipe

  wait_connection()

    Wait for a client process to connect to the named pipe