psutil

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
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# Copyright (c) 2009, Giampaolo Rodola'. All rights reserved.
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# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
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# found in the LICENSE file.
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"""Kill a process by name."""
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import os
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import sys
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import psutil
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def main():
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    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
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        sys.exit('usage: %s name' % __file__)
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    else:
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        name = sys.argv[1]
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    killed = []
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    for proc in psutil.process_iter():
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        if proc.name() == name and proc.pid != os.getpid():
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            proc.kill()
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            killed.append(proc.pid)
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    if not killed:
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        sys.exit('%s: no process found' % name)
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    else:
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        sys.exit(0)
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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    main()
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