- 1 year ago
How to properly shutdown process in windows with python?
To properly shutdown a process in Windows using Python, you can use the subprocess
module to start the process and then terminate it gracefully.
Here's an example of how you can do this:
pythonimport subprocess
# Start the process
process = subprocess.Popen(['your_command_here'])
# Wait for the process to finish or manually terminate it
process.wait()
# Or, if you want to manually terminate the process
# process.terminate()
In the code above, replace 'your_command_here'
with the actual command or executable you want to run. The Popen
function starts the process, and process.wait()
waits for the process to finish before proceeding with the rest of the script.
If you want to terminate the process manually before it finishes, you can uncomment process.terminate()
and remove process.wait()
. This will send a termination signal to the process, allowing it to clean up resources and exit gracefully.
Make sure to handle any errors that may occur during process startup or termination. You can use try-except blocks to catch and handle exceptions accordingly.