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+import sysv_ipc
+import time
+import sys
+import random
+
+# The parent passes the semaphore's name to me.
+key = sys.argv[1]
+
+sem = sysv_ipc.Semaphore(int(key))
+
+print('Child: waiting to aquire semaphore ' + key)
+
+with sem: 
+    print('Child: semaphore {} aquired; holding for 3 seconds.'.format(sem.key))
+
+    # Flip a coin to determine whether or not to bail out of the context.
+    if random.randint(0, 1):
+        print("Child: raising ValueError to demonstrate unplanned context exit")
+        raise ValueError
+
+    time.sleep(3)
+
+    print('Child: gracefully exiting context (releasing the semaphore).')