# --
import signal
-def killpid(pid, sig = signal.SIGKILL):
+def killpid(pid, sig = 9):
"""
- Try to kill process by pid.
+ Send signal sig to the process by pid.
+
+ Parameters:
+ - pid : PID of process
+ - sig : signal for sending
+ Possible values of signals:
+ 9 means kill the process
+ 0 only check existing of the process
+ NOTE: Other values are not processed on Windows
Returns:
1 Success
0 Fail, no such process
"""
if not pid: return
import os, sys
- if verbose(): print "######## killpid pid = ", pid
+ if sig != 0:
+ if verbose(): print "######## killpid pid = ", pid
try:
if sys.platform == "win32":
import ctypes
- handle = ctypes.windll.kernel32.OpenProcess(1, False, int(pid))
- ret = ctypes.windll.kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, -1)
- ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+ if sig == 0:
+ # PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION (0x0400) Required to retrieve certain information about a process
+ handle = ctypes.windll.kernel32.OpenProcess(0x0400, False, int(pid))
+ if handle:
+ ret = 1
+ ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+ else:
+ ret = 0
+ if sig == 9:
+ # PROCESS_TERMINATE (0x0001) Required to terminate a process using TerminateProcess.
+ handle = ctypes.windll.kernel32.OpenProcess(0x0001, False, int(pid))
+ ret = ctypes.windll.kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, -1)
+ ctypes.windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
+ pass
pass
else:
+ # Default: signal.SIGKILL = 9
os.kill(int(pid),sig)
ret = 1
pass