Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 11:46:29 -0600, Jeffrey Barish > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > >> I start. Is there a way to do this on Windows? > > There is no safe, easy, way to reliably kill a program on Windows... > > Hmmm, there's one I hadn't know about... > http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips446.html > Ah, not supplied in WinXP Home (my desktop is Pro) > > Seems besides taskkill, there is also a tskill with different > arguments... > > The M$ response > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;178893&; > > > Granted, these don't explain how to get the PID in the first place > from Python. > > If possible, try using the subprocess module... It seems to have a > PID attribute. > from http://docs.python.org/dev/lib/module-subprocess.html """ 16.1 subprocess -- Subprocess management
New in version 2.4. The subprocess module allows you to spawn new processes, connect to their input/output/error pipes, and obtain their return codes. This module *intends to replace* several other, older modules and functions, such as: os.system os.spawn* os.popen* popen2.* commands.* """ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
