(pidfile_path)
return pid
Read the PID recorded in the named PID file.

        Read and return the numeric PID recorded as text in the named
        PID file. If the PID file cannot be read, or if the content is
        not a valid PID, return ``None``.
Read the PID recorded in the named PID file.
Read the PID recorded in the named PID file .
def read_pid_from_pidfile(pidfile_path):
    """ Read the PID recorded in the named PID file.

        Read and return the numeric PID recorded as text in the named
        PID file. If the PID file cannot be read, or if the content is
        not a valid PID, return ``None``.

        """
    pid = None
    try:
        pidfile = open(pidfile_path, 'r')
    except IOError:
        pass
    else:
        # According to the FHS 2.3 section on PID files in /var/run:
        #
        #   The file must consist of the process identifier in
        #   ASCII-encoded decimal, followed by a newline character.
        #
        #   Programs that read PID files should be somewhat flexible
        #   in what they accept; i.e., they should ignore extra
        #   whitespace, leading zeroes, absence of the trailing
        #   newline, or additional lines in the PID file.

        line = pidfile.readline().strip()
        try:
            pid = int(line)
        except ValueError:
            pass
        pidfile.close()

    return pid
def read_pid_from_pidfile ( pidfile_path ) : pid = None try : pidfile = open ( pidfile_path , 'r' ) except IOError : pass else : # According to the FHS 2.3 section on PID files in /var/run: # #   The file must consist of the process identifier in #   ASCII-encoded decimal, followed by a newline character. # #   Programs that read PID files should be somewhat flexible #   in what they accept; i.e., they should ignore extra #   whitespace, leading zeroes, absence of the trailing #   newline, or additional lines in the PID file. line = pidfile . readline ( ) . strip ( ) try : pid = int ( line ) except ValueError : pass pidfile . close ( ) return pid