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Process closing

can I use Popen from python subprocess to close started process? For example, from popen I run some application. In some part of my code I have to close that ran app. For example, from console in Linux I do:

./some_bin
... It works and logs stdout here ...
Ctrl + C and it breaks

I need something like Ctrl + C but in my program code.

Solution 
  • from subprocess import Popen
process = Popen(['slow', 'running', 'program'])
while process.poll():
    if raw_input() == 'Kill':
        if process.poll(): process.kill()

    kill() will kill a process. See more here: Python subprocess module