(20251122) Added a staticmethod to kill all running Chrome processes before starting the automation script.

cosec_web/cosec_web.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ sys.path.append("..")
 
 # For system-level activities:
 import os
+import psutil
 
 # To work with date and time:
 import time
@@ -201,6 +202,40 @@ class CosecWeb:
         self._printer.disable()
         self._nc_printer.disable()
 
+    # ┏┓           ┓┏┓•┓┓
+    # ┃┃┏┓┏┓┏┏┓┏┏  ┃┫ ┓┃┃
+    # ┣┛┛ ┗┛┗┗ ┛┛  ┛┗┛┗┗┗
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def kill_chrome_processes() -> int:
+
+        """
+        To kill previous Chrome-driver processes. Use this when you think that older processes are going to interfere
+        with new ones.
+        :return: The count of the processes that were killed.
+        """
+
+        kill_count = 0
+
+        # Enlist all the processes:
+        for proc in psutil.process_iter(['pid', 'name', 'cmdline']):
+
+            # Try to kill the process:
+            try:
+                name = proc.info['name']
+                cmd = proc.info['cmdline']
+                if name and ('chrome' in name.lower() or 'chromedriver' in name.lower()):
+                    # self._nc_printer("Killing Chrome Proc.", name, proc.pid, cmd)
+                    proc.kill()
+                    kill_count += 1
+
+            # In case of exceptions:
+            except (psutil.NoSuchProcess, psutil.AccessDenied): pass
+
+        # Done here:
+        # self._nc_printer("Killed Chrome Procs.", kill_count)
+        return kill_count
+
     # ┳┳┓•
     # ┃┃┃┓┏┏
     # ┛ ┗┗┛┗