How to check if there exists a process with a given pid in Python?

by

Sending signal 0 to a pid will raise an OSError exception if the pid is not running, and do nothing otherwise.

import os

def check_pid(pid):        
    """ Check For the existence of a unix pid. """
    try:
        os.kill(pid, 0)
    except OSError:
        return False
    else:
        return True

More Related Contents:

  1. Get process name by PID
  2. How to start a background process in Python?
  3. What are the differences between the threading and multiprocessing modules?
  4. Make sure only a single instance of a program is running
  5. Check to see if python script is running
  6. List running processes on 64-bit Windows
  7. Sharing a complex object between processes?
  8. How to terminate process from Python using pid?
  9. How to get PID by process name?
  10. Intercepting stdout of a subprocess while it is running
  11. subprocess: deleting child processes in Windows
  12. Kill process by name?
  13. Is there a way to change effective process name in Python?
  14. What’s the best way to duplicate fork() in windows?
  15. How to add a timeout to a function in Python
  16. Keep a subprocess alive and keep giving it commands? Python
  17. How do I run another script in Python without waiting for it to finish? [duplicate]
  18. spawning process from python
  19. Determining running programs in Python
  20. Terminate a python script from another python script
  21. Simple Python Multiprocessing function in Spyder doesn’t output results
  22. Python: Getting a traceback from a multiprocessing.Process
  23. Using stdin in a child Process
  24. How to get the return value of a function passed to multiprocessing.Process?
  25. Execute .exe file embedded in Python script
  26. Real-time intercepting of stdout from another process in Python
  27. Run a process and kill it if it doesn’t end within one hour
  28. Pausing a process?
  29. kill process with python
  30. How to detect if a process is running using Python on Win and MAC

Leave a Comment