See if a process name is currently running or not (Windows)

gistfile1.py

# Based on WMI code from http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2006-March/004340.html
import os
def process_running(procname):

    def find_pid(processname):
        import win32com.client
        for proc in win32com.client.GetObject('winmgmts:').InstancesOf('win32_process'):
            if proc.Name.upper() == processname.upper():
                return proc.Properties_('ProcessId')
                
    pid = find_pid(procname)
    if not pid:
        return False
    try:
        os.kill(int(pid), 0)
        return False
    except OSError, TypeError:
        return True

print process_running("chrome.exe")