console-ctrl

import subprocess import time import sys # Only run on Windows, as this library is Windows-specific if sys.platform == 'win32': from console_ctrl import send_ctrl_c print("Starting a dummy process...") # Start a simple Python script that prints every second # and can be terminated by CTRL-C dummy_script = """ import time import sys try: while True: print('Dummy process running...', flush=True) time.sleep(1) except KeyboardInterrupt: print('\nDummy process caught CTRL-C and exiting.', flush=True) sys.exit(0) """ # Use subprocess.Popen to start the dummy process in a new console # CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE ensures it gets its own console, which is key for send_ctrl_c process = subprocess.Popen( [sys.executable, '-c', dummy_script], creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE ) print(f"Dummy process started with PID: {process.pid}") time.sleep(3) # Let it run for a few seconds print(f"Sending CTRL-C to process {process.pid}...") send_ctrl_c(process.pid) try: # Wait for the process to terminate, with a timeout return_code = process.wait(timeout=5) print(f"Process terminated with return code: {return_code}") except subprocess.TimeoutExpired: print("Process did not terminate after sending CTRL-C. Terminating forcefully.") process.terminate() process.wait() print("Quickstart complete.") elif sys.platform == 'linux' or sys.platform == 'darwin': print("This library is designed for Windows and will not work on Linux/macOS.") print("The quickstart example will not run on this platform.") else: print("Unsupported operating system for this library.")