code: def stop(self):
          
          # Get the pid from the pidfile
          logger.debug("reading %s" % (self.pidfile,))
          try:
              with open(self.pidfile, 'r') as fd:
                  pid = int(fd.read().strip())
          except IOError:
              logger.exception("reading %s" % (self.pidfile, ))
              pid = None
  
          if not pid:
              message = "pidfile %s does not exist. Daemon not running?\n"
              sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)
              return  # not an error in a restart
  
          if os.name == "nt":
              subprocess.call(["taskkill", "/f", "/t", "/pid", str(pid)])
  
              if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
                  os.remove(self.pidfile)
          else:
              # Try killing the daemon process
              try:
                  os.kill(pid, SIGTERM)
              except OSError as err:
                  err = str(err)
                  if err.find("No such process") > 0:
                      if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
                          os.remove(self.pidfile)
                  else:
                      raise
docs: Stop the daemon