--- a/utils.py	Fri Jan 23 17:24:03 2015 +0100
+++ b/utils.py	Fri Jan 23 17:42:19 2015 +0100
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@
             pid = int(line.split(None, 1)[0])
     return pid
 
+def kill_process_by_name(process_name):
+    pid = -1
+    for line in get_process_list():
+        if process_name in line:
+            pid = int(line.split(None, 1)[0])
+            os.kill(pid, 9)
+    
 
 def get_as_dict(in_tsv):
     '''