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windows kill process by name

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import os
import subprocess

def kill_process_by_name(process_name):
    # Get the list of running processes
    command = "tasklist"
    output = subprocess.check_output(command, shell=True).decode()

    # Look for the process name in the output
    for line in output.splitlines():
        if process_name.lower() in line.lower():
            # Extract the process ID from the line
            process_id = int(line.split()[1])
            
            # Terminate the process
            os.system(f"taskkill /PID {process_id}")

# Example usage
kill_process_by_name("chrome.exe")

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