import multiprocessing
import time

data = (['a', '2'], ['b', '4'], ['c', '6'], ['d', '8'],
        ['e', '1'], ['f', '3'], ['g', '5'], ['h', '7']
)


def mp_handler(var1):
    for indata in var1:
        p = multiprocessing.Process(target=mp_worker, args=(indata[0], indata[1]))
        p.start()


def mp_worker(inputs, the_time):
    print " Processs %s\tWaiting %s seconds" % (inputs, the_time)
    time.sleep(int(the_time))
    print " Process %s\tDONE" % inputs

if __name__ == '__main__':
    mp_handler(data)