56 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
56 lines
1.7 KiB
Python
# Kills a process by process name
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#
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# Uses the Performance Data Helper to locate the PID, then kills it.
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# Will only kill the process if there is only one process of that name
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# (eg, attempting to kill "Python.exe" will only work if there is only
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# one Python.exe running. (Note that the current process does not
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# count - ie, if Python.exe is hosting this script, you can still kill
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# another Python.exe (as long as there is only one other Python.exe)
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# Really just a demo for the win32pdh(util) module, which allows you
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# to get all sorts of information about a running process and many
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# other aspects of your system.
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import win32api, win32pdhutil, win32con, sys
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def killProcName(procname):
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# Change suggested by Dan Knierim, who found that this performed a
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# "refresh", allowing us to kill processes created since this was run
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# for the first time.
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try:
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win32pdhutil.GetPerformanceAttributes('Process','ID Process',procname)
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except:
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pass
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pids = win32pdhutil.FindPerformanceAttributesByName(procname)
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# If _my_ pid in there, remove it!
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try:
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pids.remove(win32api.GetCurrentProcessId())
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except ValueError:
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pass
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if len(pids)==0:
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result = "Can't find %s" % procname
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elif len(pids)>1:
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result = "Found too many %s's - pids=`%s`" % (procname,pids)
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else:
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handle = win32api.OpenProcess(win32con.PROCESS_TERMINATE, 0,pids[0])
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win32api.TerminateProcess(handle,0)
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win32api.CloseHandle(handle)
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result = ""
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return result
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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if len(sys.argv)>1:
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for procname in sys.argv[1:]:
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result = killProcName(procname)
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if result:
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print(result)
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print("Dumping all processes...")
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win32pdhutil.ShowAllProcesses()
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else:
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print("Killed %s" % procname)
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else:
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print("Usage: killProcName.py procname ...")
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