code: def post(self):
      
      def status_finish(ret):
        self.set_status(ret)
        self.finish()
  
      def kill_parent():
        status_finish(200)
        logger.info("Killing parent executor")
        os.killpg(os.getppid(), signal.SIGTERM)
  
      logger = logging.getLogger(__file__)
      logger.info("Received 'Killing process' request")
      data = dict(urlparse.parse_qsl(self.request.body))
  
      # check shared secret
      sharedSecret = data.get('secret')
      if sharedSecret != options.secret:
        status_finish(403)
        return
  
      instanceId = data.get('instance_id_to_restart')
      if instanceId:
        filepath = instanceId + '.pid'
        if os.path.isfile(filepath): # instance_id found
          if instanceId.startswith('heron-executor-'): # kill heron-executor
            kill_parent()
          else: # kill other normal instance
            fh = open(filepath)
            firstLine = int(fh.readline())
            fh.close()
            logger.info("Killing process " + instanceId + " " + str(firstLine))
            os.kill(firstLine, signal.SIGTERM)
            status_finish(200)
        else: # instance_id not found
          logger.info(filepath + " not found")
          status_finish(422)
      else: # instance_id not given, which means kill the container
        kill_parent()
docs: post method