jobs = ((1, 'spam'), (2, 'ham'), (3, 'eggs'))
target = lambda args, job_id, task_id: (args[1] * args[0])
run_serial(target, jobs) # => [['spam'], ['hamham'], ['eggseggseggs']]
reducer = lambda x, y: x + len(y)
run_serial(target, jobs, reducer=reducer, initializer=0) # => [22]