Terminating a subprocess '.exe'

[Ernesto]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> "Ernesto" wrote:
>
> > I launch a Windows executable and wish to close it from Python.  The
> > code is below.  Normally, my program waits for rib.exe to finish, but
> > I'd like to be able to close it from python if possible.  (I suppose if
> > I was going to do this, I wouldn't use .wait()  )  Any ideas ?
> >
> > # Launch a program without launching a whole new cmd prompt
> > def launchWithoutConsole(command, args):
> >     """Launches 'command' windowless and waits until finished"""
> >     startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
> >     startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
> >     return subprocess.Popen([command] + args,
> > startupinfo=startupinfo).wait()
> >
> > ribHandle = launchWithoutConsole("rib.exe",["recovery"])
> >
> > # Is there a way to close "rib.exe" using ribHandle ?
>
> for 2.4 and earlier, see:
>
> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/347462
>
> for 2.5 (upcoming) and later, you can use either the ctypes method
> or the _subprocess.TerminateProcess() call.
> 
> </F>

Works EXACTLY the way I want it to.  Thanks Fredrik !