parameters: (obj, methodname, *args, **kwargs)
return_statement: return getattr(obj, methodname)(*args, **kwargs)
docstring: Helper to workaround Python 2 limitations of pickling instance methods
docstring_summary: Helper to workaround Python 2 limitations of pickling instance methods
docstring_tokens: Helper to workaround Python 2 limitations of pickling instance methods
function: def parallel_helper(obj, methodname, *args, **kwargs):
      """Helper to workaround Python 2 limitations of pickling instance methods"""
      return getattr(obj, methodname)(*args, **kwargs)
function_tokens: def parallel_helper ( obj , methodname , * args , * * kwargs ) : return getattr ( obj , methodname ) ( * args , * * kwargs )