Instead of using a thread, you could see if you could use a second
process. For instance, the following would work on windows (and is
killable).
import subprocess
import win32api
class SpawnController(object):
def __init__(self,cmd):
self.cmdline = cmd
def start(self):
self.process = subprocess.Popen([self.cmdline])
def stop(self):
win32api.TerminateProcess(int(self.process._handle), -1
--michael
On Feb 19, 2008 4:53 PM, Tony Cappellini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I executing a program external to the main program in a thread,
> and that thread hangs, can the thread be terminated?
> How does one handle this situation?
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