NewsBlur-viq/utils/management_functions.py
2024-04-24 09:50:42 -04:00

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import errno
import os
def daemonize():
"""
Detach from the terminal and continue as a daemon.
"""
# swiped from twisted/scripts/twistd.py
# See http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_toc.html#TOC16
if os.fork(): # launch child and...
os._exit(0) # kill off parent
os.setsid()
if os.fork(): # launch child and...
os._exit(0) # kill off parent again.
os.umask(0o77)
null = os.open("/dev/null", os.O_RDWR)
for i in range(3):
try:
os.dup2(null, i)
except OSError as e:
if e.errno != errno.EBADF:
raise
os.close(null)