How do I start a process (another Python script, for example) from a Python script so the “child” process is completely detached from the “parent”, so the parent can a) continue on its merry way without waiting for child to finish and b) can be terminated without terminating the child process? Parent: Child: Running parent.py prints: What I want it
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How to terminate process from Python using pid?
I’m trying to write some short script in python which would start another python code in subprocess if is not already started else terminate terminal & app (Linux). So it looks like: Have problem of lacking knowledge to name proces by pid which app reads from file “.proc”. The other problem is that interpreter says that string named dat is
How to make my Python module available system wide on Linux?
I made myself a little module which I happen to use quite a lot. Whenever I need it I simply copy it to the folder in which I want to use it. Since I am lazy I wanted to install it so that I can call it from anywhere, even the interactive prompt. So I read a bit about installing
Python ImportError while module is installed [Ubuntu]
I’d like to make a switch from Windows to Linux (Ubuntu) writing my python programs but I just can’t get things to work. Here’s the problem: I can see that there are quite the number of modules pre-installed (like numpy, pandas, matplotlib, etc.) in Ubuntu. They sit nicely in the /host/Python27/Lib/site-packages directory. But when I write a test python script
Why XGrabKey generates extra focus-out and focus-in events?
Does anyone know an xlib function to trap a keypress event without losing the original focus? How to get rid of it? (or “to use XGrabKey() without generating Grab-style focusout”?) (or “How to get rid of NotifyGrab and NotifyUngrab focus events at system level?) The XGrabKey will lose focus on key pressed and restore focus on key released. And I
Ubuntu Python shebang line not working
Unable to get shebang line working in Ubuntu for python script. I only get a command not found error each time. test.py Ran Played around with different locations for python in the shebang but no luck including what was provided by which python. Any tips on how to troubleshoot this? Thanks Answer If you are trying to run the command
how to display linux partitions using python?
I am trying to display partitions of linux using python and i want to do it using APIs. I have just tried the following code to get the output. Answer df command used for – report file system disk space usage I think you required fdisk for Partition table manipulator for Linux. you can use either os.popen or subprocess. just
TypeError: argument 1 must be pygame.Surface, not str How do I fix? [closed]
This question is unlikely to help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet. For help making this question more broadly applicable, visit the help center. Closed 10 years ago. I coded this from
python-dev installation error: ImportError: No module named apt_pkg
I am Debian user, and I want to install python-dev, but when I run the code in the shell as a root: I get the following error: What seems to be the problem and how can I resolve it? Answer Make sure you have a working python-apt package. You could try and remove and install that package again to fix
Can I wrap windows dll to use it in Python under Linux?
Is it possible to wrap Windows DLL (driver for specific hardware) to use it from Python under Linux. If yes, what would be the best approach? Answer Disclaimer: Depending on the context, the following is certainly NOT the best approach. It is just ONE possible approach that kind of fits the description. I wrote a small Python module for calling