From: Brian Curtin Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:07:21 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update the Windows FAQ's text about os.kill (#1220212). X-Git-Tag: v2.7b2~297 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4e20ab24cf992528539550b0136d01684e2dd74b;p=python Update the Windows FAQ's text about os.kill (#1220212). --- diff --git a/Doc/faq/windows.rst b/Doc/faq/windows.rst index 353c40055a..1336400780 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/windows.rst @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ present, and ``getch()`` which gets one character without echoing it. How do I emulate os.kill() in Windows? -------------------------------------- -To terminate a process, you can use ctypes:: +Prior to Python 2.7 and 3.2, to terminate a process, you can use :mod:`ctypes`:: import ctypes @@ -451,6 +451,11 @@ To terminate a process, you can use ctypes:: handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(1, 0, pid) return (0 != kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, 0)) +In 2.7 and 3.2, :func:`os.kill` is implemented similar to the above function, +with the additional feature of being able to send CTRL+C and CTRL+BREAK +to console subprocesses which are designed to handle those signals. See +:func:`os.kill` for further details. + Why does os.path.isdir() fail on NT shared directories? -------------------------------------------------------