> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wandb.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# InitStartError: Error communicating with wandb process

This error indicates that the W\&B library can't launch the process that synchronizes data to the server.

To resolve the issue, apply the workaround for your environment:

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Linux and OS X">
    ```python theme={null}
    wandb.init(settings=wandb.Settings(start_method="fork"))
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Google Colab">
    For versions before `0.13.0`, use:

    ```python theme={null}
    wandb.init(settings=wandb.Settings(start_method="thread"))
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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