docstr: a counter where the value can be shared by multiple processes
          
docstr_tok: ["a","counter","where","the","value","can","be","shared","by","multiple","processes"]
code: def __init__(self, value=0):
      """a counter where the value can be shared by multiple processes"""
      try:  # XXX: is multiprocess ever useful here vs multiprocessing?
          import multiprocess as mp
      except ImportError:
          import multiprocessing as mp
      self.val = mp.Value("i", value)
  
label_desc: Use image node_id 1 to create a new Counter object from inherited base classes: object with example: obj = Counter(value)