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diff --git a/Doc/faq/windows.rst b/Doc/faq/windows.rst index 772b8c2..2b44f65 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/windows.rst @@ -280,24 +280,3 @@ How do I check for a keypress without blocking? Use the msvcrt module. This is a standard Windows-specific extension module. It defines a function ``kbhit()`` which checks whether a keyboard hit is present, and ``getch()`` which gets one character without echoing it. - - -How do I emulate os.kill() in Windows? --------------------------------------- - -Prior to Python 2.7 and 3.2, to terminate a process, you can use :mod:`ctypes`: - -.. code-block:: python - - import ctypes - - def kill(pid): - """kill function for Win32""" - kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 - handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(1, 0, pid) - return (0 != kernel32.TerminateProcess(handle, 0)) - -In 2.7 and 3.2, :func:`os.kill` is implemented similar to the above function, -with the additional feature of being able to send :kbd:`Ctrl+C` and :kbd:`Ctrl+Break` -to console subprocesses which are designed to handle those signals. See -:func:`os.kill` for further details. |