TASKKILL specific Python script

Question

I have a working TASKKILL command that kills python.exe using Process Name

I'd like to narrow the scope of the command to kill a specific process (myScript.py) but can't use ProcessID as it changes with every run.

Is there a way I can add detail from the Command Line which knows the python script's name?

Current Command:

Taskkill /IM python.exe /F >nul 2>&1
if errorlevel 1 (echo PYTHON.exe NOT FOUND) else (echo PYTHON.exe KILLED)

Answer 1

You might be able to kill it based on your Python script's memory usage. In my case, the Python script is running a GUI, so the size gives it away.

taskkill /f /fi "IMAGENAME eq python.exe" /fi "MEMUSAGE gt 130000"

This reads as, forcefully kill the task ( taskkill /f ) identified by ( /fi ) the Python executable ( IMAGENAME eq python.exe ) which is using more than 130,000KB ( MEMUSAGE gt 130000 ) ¹ .

¹ See taskkill /? for builtin help.

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NB You might find this SO post helpful: Find Windows PID of a python script with Windows Command Prompt . Unfortunately, for me, It Doesn't Work™ but maybe you will have better luck.