code: def get_pidfile(pidfile):
      '''
      Return the pid from a pidfile as an integer
      '''
      try:
          with salt.utils.files.fopen(pidfile) as pdf:
              pid = pdf.read().strip()
          return int(pid)
      except (OSError, IOError, TypeError, ValueError):
          return -f get_pidfile(pidfile):
      '''
      Return the pid from a pidfile as an integer
      '''
      try:
          with salt.utils.files.fopen(pidfile) as pdf:
              pid = pdf.read().strip()
          return int(pid)
      except (OSError, IOError, TypeError, ValueError):
          return -1
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