def stop(self):
        """
        Stop the daemon
        """

        if self.verbose >= 1:
            print "Stopping..."

        # Get the pid from the pidfile
        try:
            pf = file(self.pidfile, 'r')
            pid = int(pf.read().strip())
            pf.close()
        except __HOLE__:
            pid = None
        except ValueError:
            pid = None

        if not pid:
            message = "pidfile %s does not exist. Not running?\n"
            sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)

            # Just to be sure. A ValueError might occur if the PID file is empty but does actually exist
            if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
                os.remove(self.pidfile)

            return  # Not an error in a restart

        # Try killing the daemon process
        try:
            while 1:
                os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
                time.sleep(0.1)
        except OSError, err:
            err = str(err)
            if err.find("No such process") > 0:
                if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
                    os.remove(self.pidfile)
            else:
                print str(err)
                sys.exit(1)

        if self.verbose >= 1:
            print "Stopped"
dataset/ETHPy150Open oleiade/Elevator/debian/elevator/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/elevator/utils/daemon.py/Daemon.stop