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komizo
komizo

Reputation: 1061

how to stop ironpython script from C# perspective

I use IronPython script from C# like this:

scriptEngine = Pythn.CreateEngine();
var scriptSource = scriptEngine.CreateScriptSourceFromFile(pathToScriptFile, Encoding.Default, SourceCodeKind.File);
scriptSource.Execute(_mainScope);

Script that is being started lasts a while and I would like to know if it is possible to stop it somehow from C# perspective.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 600

Answers (1)

jgg99
jgg99

Reputation: 346

Much like actual threads, there is no safe way to terminate running code from an external perspective, unless the running code provides a cancellation mechanism (e.g. like CancellationToken in .NET) or if it is running in an external process, in which case you can safely kill it off.

You could also spawn a new thread, run the code on it and kill the thread, but killing threads is very dangerous, so I would strongly advise against doing so.

Upvotes: 1

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