(elastic_subprocess_handler-api)=
# Subprocess Handling

```{eval-rst}
.. automodule:: torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.subprocess_handler
.. automodule:: torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.subprocess_handler.subprocess_handler
.. automodule:: torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.subprocess_handler.handlers
```

## Retrieve SubprocessHandler

```{eval-rst}
.. autofunction:: torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.subprocess_handler.handlers.get_subprocess_handler
```

## SubprocessHandler

```{eval-rst}
.. currentmodule:: torch.distributed.elastic.multiprocessing.subprocess_handler.subprocess_handler

.. autoclass:: SubprocessHandler
```