(self)
Return the parent process as a Process object pre-emptively
        checking whether PID has been reused.
        If no parent is known return None.
Return the parent process as a Process object pre-emptively
        checking whether PID has been reused.
        If no parent is known return None.
Return the parent process as a Process object pre - emptively checking whether PID has been reused . If no parent is known return None .
def parent(self):
        """Return the parent process as a Process object pre-emptively
        checking whether PID has been reused.
        If no parent is known return None.
        """
        ppid = self.ppid()
        if ppid is not None:
            ctime = self.create_time()
            try:
                parent = Process(ppid)
                if parent.create_time() <= ctime:
                    return parent
                # ...else ppid has been reused by another process
            except NoSuchProcess:
                pass
def parent ( self ) : ppid = self . ppid ( ) if ppid is not None : ctime = self . create_time ( ) try : parent = Process ( ppid ) if parent . create_time ( ) <= ctime : return parent # ...else ppid has been reused by another process except NoSuchProcess : pass