processx (Q57495)
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Execute and Control System Processes
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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Execute and Control System Processes |
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10 December 2023
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Tools to run system processes in the background. It can check if a background process is running; wait on a background process to finish; get the exit status of finished processes; kill background processes. It can read the standard output and error of the processes, using non-blocking connections. 'processx' can poll a process for standard output or error, with a timeout. It can also poll several processes at once.
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