How reset number of PiD

Question

One thread in my python program check CPU use, in big simplification it look like this:

import time
import commands
while 1:
    example=commands.getstatusoutput('iostat')
    time.sleep(1)

after few days of work, program stop working, because: "socket: too many open files" I use all PiD number

I know that i can change number in cat /proc/sys/fs/file-max, but i would like "reset" numer of PiD. It is possibile without reset of whole device?

`iostat` with no arguments runs continuously. Would you rather run `iostat 1 1`, which will run for a few seconds and then exit? — Mark Plotnick, Jan 14 '19 at 15:03
That's as undesirable as spawning a `top` per second ... what are you trying to achieve, stress the machine? — tink, Jan 14 '19 at 16:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 14 '19 at 14:57

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import os
import signal

os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM) #or signal.SIGKILL

you have to kill the processes...

answered Jan 14 '19 at 14:57

WiseStrawberry

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