How do I stop a running file using python? (linux)

Question

In my code I have added this:

os.system("./usr/bin/google-chrome")

However, I want it to shut off google chrome after a certain amount of time. I have tried this:

os.system("killall -15 chrome")

The problem I am having right now is that it will not continue unless I close google chrome manually.

This might help you a bit. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5625524/how-to-close-a-program-using-python — iwrestledthebeartwice, Nov 20 '20 at 15:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 20 '20 at 15:47

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Try with pkill:

os.system('pkill chrome')

In windows:

os.system(r'taskkill /im chrome.exe /f')

answered Nov 20 '20 at 15:47

Wasif

I was able to do this, but I meant that the python code would not move on to the part where it kills the task until I closed google chrome. – Nov 20 '20 at 16:03

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