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Python script to kill a process by its name
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kill_process.py
import os, signal
def check_kill_process(pstring):
for line in os.popen("ps ax | grep " + pstring + " | grep -v grep"):
fields = line.split()
pid = fields[0]
os.kill(int(pid), signal.SIGKILL)
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@marcoagner Perfect solution for my selenium issue with driver.quit() not terminating chromedriver.

macOS: Catalina  
Python: 3.7.4
ChromeDriver: 80.0.3987.106

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