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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T22:17:37+00:00 2026-05-11T22:17:37+00:00

I am using the subprocess package in Python to run a subprocess, which I

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I am using the subprocess package in Python to run a subprocess, which I later need to kill. However, the documentation of the subprocess package states that the terminate() function is only available from 2.6

We are running Linux with 2.5 and for backwards compatibility reasons I cannot upgrade to 2.6, what is the alternative? I am guessing that these functions are convenience methods for something.

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    2026-05-11T22:17:37+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 10:17 pm

    You call os.kill on the process pid.

    os.kill(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
    

    You’re OK because you’re on on Linux. Windows users are out of luck.

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