WindowsError [error 5] Access is denied

Question

I\'m using the killableprocess package (built on top of subprocess) for running processes Whenever I run the \"killableprocess.Popen(command)\" piece of code in my script I

Answer 1

Alternatively, if your module doesn't work, you can use the «subprocess» module:

import subprocess, os, time

process = subprocess.Popen("somecommand", shell=True)
n = 0
while True:
    if not process.poll():
        print('The command is running...')
        if n >= 10:
            pid = process.pid()
            os.kill(pid, 9) # 9 = SIGKILL
    else:
        print('The command is not running..')
    n += 1
    time.sleep(1)