Method quitInstance

pyLoadCore.py:230–257

(self)

        return pid

    def quitInstance(self):
        if os.name == "nt":
            print "Not supported on windows."
            return

        pid = self.isAlreadyRunning()
        if not pid:
            print "No pyLoad running."
            return

        try:
            os.kill(pid, 3) #SIGUIT

            t = time()
            print "waiting for pyLoad to quit"

            while exists(self.pidfile) and t + 10 > time():
                sleep(0.25)

            if not exists(self.pidfile):
                print "pyLoad successfully stopped"
            else:
                os.kill(pid, 9) #SIGKILL
                print "pyLoad did not respond"
                print "Kill signal was send to process with id %s" % pid

        except:
            print "Error quitting pyLoad"


    def cleanTree(self):