diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
index bbe05a550c349c..961d7e5991847a 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/pool.py
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ def __init__(self, processes=None, initializer=None, initargs=(),
processes = os.cpu_count() or 1
if processes < 1:
raise ValueError("Number of processes must be at least 1")
+ if maxtasksperchild is not None:
+ if not isinstance(maxtasksperchild, int) or maxtasksperchild <= 0:
+ raise ValueError("maxtasksperchild must be a positive int or None")
if initializer is not None and not callable(initializer):
raise TypeError('initializer must be a callable')
diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index 67bb17c0ede364..04e0b1c32015b8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -2860,6 +2860,11 @@ def test_pool_worker_lifetime_early_close(self):
for (j, res) in enumerate(results):
self.assertEqual(res.get(), sqr(j))
+ def test_pool_maxtasksperchild_invalid(self):
+ for value in [0, -1, 0.5, "12"]:
+ with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+ multiprocessing.Pool(3, maxtasksperchild=value)
+
def test_worker_finalization_via_atexit_handler_of_multiprocessing(self):
# tests cases against bpo-38744 and bpo-39360
cmd = '''if 1:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-05-30-21-42-50.gh-issue-83658.01Ntx0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-05-30-21-42-50.gh-issue-83658.01Ntx0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a1873095409803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-05-30-21-42-50.gh-issue-83658.01Ntx0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make :class:`multiprocessing.Pool` raise an exception if ``maxtasksperchild`` is not ``None`` or a positive int.
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