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How to terminate a python subprocess launched with shell=true?

Answer Posted / Naveen Dev Verma

To terminate a Python subprocess launched using `subprocess.Popen(..., shell=True)`, you can call the `terminate()` method on the process object, or use the `kill()` method if the process is unresponsive:nn``pythonnimport subprocessnp = subprocess.Popen('command', shell=True)n# If needed: p.terminate()nsystem('pkill -2 ' + p.pid)n``

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