How to logout from a Python Program?

[Wayne Pierce]

Chris Liechti <cliechti at gmx.net> wrote in message news:<Xns92A3181737F65cliechtigmxnet at 62.2.16.82>...
> Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> wrote in 
> news:3DA4BDBC.27FA2B20 at alcyone.com:
> 
> > Saqib Ali wrote:
> > 
> >> How can I force a logout from a python program?
> >> 
> >> I tried os.system("exit") but this only terminates the shell within
> >> which my application is running (which starts with the #! on the first
> >> line). Is it possible for me to logout "all the way" in python?
> > 
> >      sys.exit()
> > 
> 
> i think he wants to exit from a gnome or kde session or whatever windowing 
> system. i don't know a solution. i suspect that it's something GUI 
> dependant.
> 
> chris

What about os.system("logout")?

Wayne

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