[Python-checkins] r79181 - python/trunk/Doc/faq/windows.rst

Sun Mar 21 10:51:16 CET 2010

Author: georg.brandl
Date: Sun Mar 21 10:51:16 2010
New Revision: 79181
Log:
Update os.kill() emulation example for Windows to use ctypes.
Modified:
 python/trunk/Doc/faq/windows.rst
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/faq/windows.rst
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--- python/trunk/Doc/faq/windows.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/faq/windows.rst	Sun Mar 21 10:51:16 2010
@@ -441,13 +441,15 @@
 How do I emulate os.kill() in Windows?
 --------------------------------------
 
-Use win32api::
+To terminate a process, you can use ctypes::
+
+ import ctypes
 
 def kill(pid):
 """kill function for Win32"""
- import win32api
- handle = win32api.OpenProcess(1, 0, pid)
- return (0 != win32api.TerminateProcess(handle, 0))
+ kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
+ handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(1, 0, pid)
+ return (0 != kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, 0))
 
 
 Why does os.path.isdir() fail on NT shared directories?
