#!/usr/bin/env python import os import time import commands #Launching application from the script os.system("/usr/share/applauncherd-M-testscripts/signal-forward/fala_sf_m.sh &") time.sleep(2) st, op = commands.getstatusoutput("pgrep fala_ft_hello") #Killing application with a signal 11 (Segmentation Fault) commands.getoutput("kill -11 %s" %op) time.sleep(2)