By using os.spawn* and the os.P_NOWAIT, the spawn function will return
immediately, with the return value being the PID of the new process.
Later, you can use os.kill() to force the program to terminate,
os.waitpid() to retrieve the exit status if it has terminated, or you
could use the signal modu
I'm trying to use Python and PyGTK + Glade, along with Bash. I want to
make a GUI for the Linux vpnclient command-line tool. (Look for
linux-vpnclient.tar.gz on the Internet if you are curious.) Anyway,
this vpnclient tool connects to VPN and then stays locked like that
while the VPN connection is