shell start / stop for python script

Question

I have a simple python script i need to start and stop and i need to use a start.sh and stop.sh script to do it.

I have start.sh:

#!/bin/sh

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Answer 1

The "correct" approach would probably be to have your script write its pid to a file in /var/run, and clear it out when you kill the script. If changing the script is not an option, have a look at start-stop-daemon.

If you want to continue with the grep-like approach, have a look at proctools. They're built in on most GNU/Linux machines and readily available on BSD including OS X:

pkill -f /path/to/my/script.py